A younger man — probably a young person — was fatally shot in a Bronx park Friday afternoon, police stated.
Cops found the sufferer, who didn’t have identification on him, with a gunshot wound to the pinnacle in Crotona Park close to E. 173rd St. in Crotona Park East round 12:45 p.m., cops stated.
EMS declared him lifeless on the scene.
Police couldn’t instantly affirm the person’s age, however a police supply stated he’s believed to be a young person. Cops are working to find out his id.
The sufferer, who was sporting a surgical masks, had been hanging out with a bunch of about 20 individuals inside a playground on the park when he was shot, witnesses stated.
“He was lying on his side by the slide,” stated a 32-year-old nurse’s aide who declined to present her identify. “He was wearing a face mask, so you couldn’t see his face. He was shot in the head at close range. They had to have known one another,” she speculated.
“There was a group of them sitting over there smoking. Then there were, like, five shots and everybody ran,” stated a 63-year-old retired building employee who additionally witnessed the violence. “He was lying there dead. Cops were chasing them, and they got one guy down on the street, holding him down.”
“It’s crazy out here,” he added.
Police say they’re looking for two suspects who had been noticed operating away from the scene. Cops confirmed they’ve somebody in custody, however couldn’t instantly say if he’s a suspect or just a witness who ran from the gunfire. The investigation is ongoing.
Initially Revealed: Could 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM EDT
