The shooting erupted around 1:45 p.m. in front of 510 East 156 St. outside University Heights Secondary School after men across the street erupted in an altercation and one started firing, police said. The girl, who has not yet been identified, was shot in the trunk and is a student at the University Prep Charter High School, which is about a block from the stage, sources said. The 16-year-old who was fatally shot was a student at the University Prep Charter High School, about a block from the scene of the shooting. The other two students who were shot are expected to survive. The other two teenagers, both 16 years old, attend Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School. Police at the scene of the shooting that killed a student in the Bronx and injured two others on April 8, 2022. James Messerschmidt for the NY Post The other two teenagers who were shot, a man and a woman, are both 16-year-olds at Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School, which is housed at University Heights School. The second female teenager suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and the man was hit in the buttocks, sources said. They are expected to survive. “A young woman with a bright future… with two other teenagers were hit by bullets in the streets of the Bronx. At the beginning of our investigation, it appears that the insolent criminals opened fire during a dispute. “What I can say for sure is that NYPD detectives will work tirelessly to bring those responsible to justice,” said NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell as he briefed the news. NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said the department “will work tirelessly to bring those responsible to justice.” Thomas E. Gaston for the NY PostTwo high school boys and a high school girl were shot in the South Bronx on Friday afternoon. James Messerschmidt for the NY Post Bronx’s Detective Borough chief Timothy Mccormack said the suspect was standing on the southeast corner of E. 156 Street and Saint Ann’s Avenue “gesturing to someone” across the street. “The gentleman on the east side of the road pulls out a gun and fires his gun to the west,” McCormack explained. The suspect, believed to be around 20, jumped into a vehicle and fled. All three students were unintentional targets, law enforcement sources said. Law enforcement sources said the shootings erupted after a dispute between two men. James Messerschmidt for the NY Post The shooting erupted around 2:30 p.m. outside University Heights Secondary School, police said. Peter Gerber The creepy video taken from the scene shows police officers quickly squeezing the chest of one of the victims, who fell on the street with blood gathering around her. Another video shows one of the teenagers lying on the sidewalk holding his leg. News of the shooting quickly reached police headquarters, where Sewell abruptly stopped an irrelevant press conference, saying “we have an active scene of which we have not been informed.” Law enforcement sources said the students were unintentional targets. James Messerschmidt for the NY Post The injured girl is fighting for her life, sources said. Peter Gerber A spokesman for Mayor Adams said he had been briefed on the situation. “Unfortunately, there was a triple shooting of three young people in the Bronx. Details are still coming, but @NYCMayor has been updated with the information available. “He had already left Yankee Stadium when he was informed of the shooting,” wrote Fabien Levy. Additional references by Tina Moore and Larry Celona
