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Boy, 13, hit by stray bullet on way to NYC park as cops crash cruiser while responding to scene: sources
By Joe Marino, Larry Celona, Georgett Roberts, Amanda Woods,
2024-05-21
A 13-year-old boy was hit by a stray bullet on his way to a park to pick up his siblings in the Bronx Monday evening, law enforcement sources and relatives said.
Then two NYPD cops were injured in a crash on the way to the scene, cops and sources added.
The teen was nicked in the head as shots rang out around 7 p.m. on the grounds of NYCHA’s Morrisania Houses on East 169th Street near Park Avenue, authorities said.
He was about to pick up his two younger siblings – both under 4-years old, according to a woman named Joy who is the boy’s cousin, but said the kids consider her an aunt.
The teen claimed he was walking when he felt something warm run down his face, and a burst of pain. Citizen App
“These kids don’t know the streets,” she added. “They are dangerous. They think guns are cute.”
An NYPD cruiser on the way to the scene smashed into a gate, leaving two officers with non-life-threatening injuries. Google Maps
No arrests have been made in connection to the violence.
A marked NYPD cruiser was responding to that scene when it swerved to avoid an uninvolved vehicle and slammed into a gate about a half-mile away on Webster Avenue near East 165th Street, cops said.
Both officers were taken to Lincoln Medical Center, where they were listed in stable condition.
The teen is the latest young victim in a rash of citywide violence that began earlier this month in which two teenagers were killed and at least six others were wounded.
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