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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.

NYPD officers are pictured at the scene of a shooting that killed Daoud "David" Marji the previous evening on University Ave. in the Bronx on Thursday, April 24, 2025. (Barry Williams / New York Daily News)
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The intersection of University Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road in the Bronx near where police say a 28-year-old man was shot and killed on April 23, 2025.
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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.