In New York, a man accidentally shot and killed a 16-year-old girl and injured two other teenagers in the street. Police said the man got into a fight with a person across the street in the Bronx on Friday and fired a gun multiple times. The bullets hit the 16-year-old girl, another 16-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy just out of school.
As New York Police Chief Keechant Sewell said at the scene, the 16-year-old was shot in the chest. Her two companions were injured in the leg and buttocks. All three were taken to hospital, where the most seriously injured girl succumbed to her injuries.
There were initially no arrests. During the search, the police use images from surveillance cameras.
12-year-old killed by stray bullet
It was the second time in 10 days that a minor had been killed by stray bullets in New York. A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed on Thursday while sitting in a parked car in Brooklyn. A 20-year-old woman who was in the car with him was injured.
Crime in New York has risen sharply since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. According to police, 296 firearms incidents were counted in the metropolis from January to March. In the same quarter last year there were 260.
Source: Krone
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