Teen Charged With Murder In Shooting Death At Bed-Stuy Party: PD

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the death of 20-year-old Baijonna Long, who was hit when a shooting broke out at a party in Bed-Stuy last fall, according to police.

Police arrested the teenager on Wednesday in connection with the Nov. 22 shooting, which killed Long and hurt six teenagers at a building between Fulton and Decatur streets. He was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.

It does not appear that the teen, whose name was not released, was charged for any of the other injuries connected to the shooting, which included a 19-year-old shot in the torso, a 14-year-old shot in the buttocks, a 16-year-old shot in the torso, a 15-year-old shot in the leg and two 18-year-olds, both shot in the leg.

Police said Wednesday that the investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

The arrest comes after the NYPD offered up to $10,000 to anyone with information about Long's death.

The shooting broke out at a gathering that appeared to be an after party for a Sweet 16 party that was broken up earlier that night in East New York, according to police and reports. Police believe the shooting was possibly retaliation for a shooting at the Sweet 16 party, which injured a 17-year-old, according to CBS.

Long, who was from Virginia, was pronounced dead at Woodhull Hospital after she was hit in the buttocks, police said.