Bronx Teen Killed After Being Shot in the Head, Police Say
Police said a 13-year-old survived a graze wound as detectives investigate a possible dispute and search for the gun used in the shooting.
- On Tuesday evening, police responding to 2825 Claflin Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights found 15-year-old Riley Billingslea with a fatal gunshot wound to the head; EMS declared Billingslea dead at the scene.
- This shooting marks the second teen death in a Bronx apartment this week, following a Monday incident where 16-year-old John Nunez died from a gunshot wound near Prospect Avenue and Freeman Street in Crotona Park.
- A 13-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet at the apartment and is in stable condition at Saint Barnabas Hospital, while police have not recovered a weapon and are probing the incident as a possible dispute.
- Riley Billingslea is at least the 13th teen to die of gun violence in New York City this year, according to reports compiled by Gothamist, while The NYPD is withholding the deceased teen's identity pending family notification.
- Detectives from the 50th Precinct are investigating the Kingsbridge Heights apartment shooting, while police sources suggest the bullet that struck the 13-year-old may have ricocheted during the incident.
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Bronx grandmother devastated after grandson, 15, fatally shot in head: 'Good kid'
FORDHAM, the Bronx (PIX11) -- A heartbroken grandmother is grieving after her 15-year-old grandson was fatally shot in the head in a Bronx apartment on Wednesday night. "He was simply a nice kid who loved basketball. Everybody had faults, but he was good," the boy's grandmother, Elaine Rogers, told PIX11 News on Thursday. Riley Billingslea, [...]
15-Year-Old Killed in Bronx Apartment Shooting
Riley Billingslea was pronounced dead at the scene, while a 13-year-old boy suffered a graze wound and was hospitalized in stable condition. NEW YORK CITY, NY — A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot inside a Bronx apartment Wednesday evening, and a second boy was injured by gunfire as detectives worked to determine what happened, according...
Riley Billingslea: 15-Year-Old Fatally Shot in the Head Inside Bronx Apartment
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Riley Billingslea, a 15-year-old boy, was fatally shot in the head inside a Bronx apartment as New York City police search for the person responsible. Riley Billingslea Found Dead on Claflin Avenue Police responding to a 911 call reporting gunfire found Billingslea inside an apartment on Claflin Avenue at approximately 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Th…
15-year-old boy killed, 13-year-old injured in Bronx shooting
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