1 teen dead, 2 hurt in Bronx shooting
One teenager was killed and two were hurt in a shooting in the Bronx on Wednesday.
No arrests have been made at this time.
16-year-old boy killed in shooting
Police were sent to 238th Street near Putnam Avenue in the Kingsbridge section just after 5 p.m. on a report of multiple people shot.
Neighbor Bryan Javier said he heard four or five rounds being fired.
"I was in my apartment working, and I'm on a call and I hear gunshots," he said. "I've been living here since I was 6 years old, so it's never been like this. It's pretty scary right now."
When officers arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy, a 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl all suffering from gunshot wounds. All three victims were rushed to a local hospital.
Police say the 16-year-old, who had been shot in the back, died from his injuries. He has been identified as Christopher Redding, of the Bronx.
The 15-year-old and the 13-year-old, who were both shot in the leg, are expected to survive and were last reported to be in stable condition.
It's unclear what led up to the shooting. According to police, the suspects, who are also believed to be teenagers, fled on foot.
Gun violence in the Bronx
City Council Member Eric Dinowitz, who serves the district where the shooting happened, said in a statement, in part, "Guns in the hands of high school students should never be the reality, and we must put an end to this senseless violence."
He also said he was in contact with the NYPD and the school Christopher attended.
This shooting comes just one day after NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced the Bronx will be split into two patrol boroughs, with the addition of nearly 200 officers and special units, including homicide and neighborhood safety teams. The commissioner said in 2025, more than one-third of all shooting incidents and shooting victims in the city occurred in the Bronx.
"It's traumatizing, and it's a painful reminder that we are still dealing with gun violence," Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson said.
Gibson said despite the NYPD's efforts to take thousands of guns off the streets, it remains an issue and says this is a call to action.
"People that see incidents of violence that are afraid to come forward, we have to make it easier. We have to protect their identity and keep them safe," she said.
Residents who live in the area say it's typically safe, but after this shooting, they're now on edge.
"It is alarming and, you know, it is cause for concern," one resident said. "You know, there definitely needs to be steps taken or measures taken to, at the very least, try to prevent such a tragedy."
According to the most recent NYPD data, there have been four shooting victims in the Bronx so far this year compared to two in the same time period last year.
