Police say they are looking for two suspects (shown on the above video) in connection with the shooting of an 11-year-old boy inside a Creston Avenue apartment building.
According to NY1 and the Bronx Borough President’s office, 11-year-old Ryan Aquari was playing video games when the door bell rang at his apartment at 2735 Creston Avenue. As he approached the door, three shots were fired though it, one of which struck him in the stomach. Ryan was taken to Jacobi Hospital where police say he is in stable condition.
It is the second time in the past three months a child has been shot in the 52nd Precinct. In November, 4-year-old Cincer Balthazar was shot during a botched robbery attempt about a mile away at Grand Avenue and Evelyn Place.
Bronx Borough President released a statement denouncing the violence earlier today:
“I am deeply saddened by last night’s incident on Creston Avenue in Fordham Heights, where eleven-year old Ryan Aguari fell victim to gun violence and is now fighting for his life. This is the second time in two months a child has fallen victim to gun violence in our borough, and these senseless acts of violence must stop.
My heart goes out to Ryan Aguari and his family. I will keep them in my prayers as we hope for Ryan’s quick recovery. My office will continue to work with the police, our district attorney, elected officials and other community organizations to take as many illegal guns off of our streets as we possibly can.
I urge all Bronxites with knowledge of illegal guns in their community to call 866-GUN-STOP to anonymously report those guns to the police, a program that my office continues to promote through our ‘Peace in our Streets’ campaign.”
Editor’s note: Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.