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13-Year-Old Arrested for Bronx Stray-Bullet Killing of Plumber

The case underscores rising teen involvement in gun crimes in Bronx neighborhoods despite an overall drop in city shootings.

Overview

  • The suspect, a 13-year-old boy, surrendered on May 27 and faces two counts of second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and criminal use of a firearm.
  • Daoud “David” Marji, 28, was struck in the head by a stray bullet on April 23 while visiting Unk Candy and Grocery and later died at St. Barnabas Hospital.
  • A 33-year-old bystander, Tania Tubon, was also hit in the hip by a stray round and was treated and released from Woodhull Hospital.
  • Surveillance video shows the masked teen and three accomplices fleeing north on University Avenue in a gray Honda Civic; the other suspects remain at large.
  • This case adds to a surge of teen-involved shootings in the Bronx and raises questions over juvenile justice approaches as NYPD data show a 19 percent citywide drop in shootings so far this year.