Boy, 15, accused of shooting and killing man in the Bronx: NYPD

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CONCOURSE, the Bronx (PIX11) – A 15-year-old boy was accused of fatally shooting a man in the Bronx on Wednesday, according to the NYPD.

It happened near East 161st Street and Morris Avenue in Concourse around 2:45 p.m. Police officers at a footpast saw the teenager firing a gun multiple times at a 29-year-old man, hitting him once in the chest, according to authorities.

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The boy fled the scene. The man was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Officers followed the boy to East 156th Street and Courtlandt Avenue, where he was arrested, police said. A gun was also recovered.

The boy was charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon, according to authorities.

Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.

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