On Friday, Jun. 12, 2020 at 11:01 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of persons shot inside Shoelace Park located at East 226th Street and Bronx Boulevard, within the confines of the 47th precinct.
Upon arrival, officers observed a total of four gunshot victims. One was a 15-year-old male who was shot in the buttocks, another was a 19-year-old female who was shot about the body, another was a 24-year-old male who was shot in the groin, and the fourth was a 16-year-old male who was shot in the ankle.
EMS responded to the location and transported the 19-year-old female and 15-year-old male victims to NYC Health & Hospital/Jacobi where the female was pronounced deceased and the male remains in a stable condition.
The 24-year-old male and 16-year-old male victims were removed, via private means, to Montefiore North Hospital, before being transferred to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, both in stable condition.
There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.
The identity of the deceased is pending proper family notification.