Crime & Safety

BK Teen Dies In Shooting, Gunman At Large: NYPD

A Brooklyn teen was fatally shot is his neighborhood by an unknown gunman Sunday night, authorities said.

A Brooklyn teen was fatally shot is his neighborhood by an unknown gunman Sunday night, authorities said.
A Brooklyn teen was fatally shot is his neighborhood by an unknown gunman Sunday night, authorities said. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

BROOKLYN, NY - A Brooklyn teen was fatally shot by an unknown gunman Sunday night, authorities said.

Police officers responded to a report of shots fired near East 37th Street and Church Avenue, police said.

They arrived to Bryan Henriquez, 17, with gunshot wounds to his head and torso, police said.

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The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

No arrests have been made as of Monday and the investigation remains ongoing.

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The incident was the second over the weekend to claim a teenager in the five boroughs. In Harlem, cops found Ashley Ballard, 18, and Harry Mendoza, 25, with fatal gunshot wounds in their heads on Sunday about 7:25 p.m., NYPD officials said.

Ballard was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital about a half hour later, while Mendoza remained in critical condition before dying that night, police said.

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