Overview
- Quahmir Cruz, 18, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest outside the Van Dyke Houses in Brownsville and died at Brookdale Hospital, police said.
- Detectives said they have made no arrests and released no suspect description, and they asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
- The NYCHA resident was attacked steps from his home, sharpening fear among neighbors in the public-housing complex.
- A 15-year-old boy was shot in the head in a separate Bronx case a day later, which authorities said left him in critical but stable condition.
- Despite the recent high-profile attacks on teens, NYPD data show the 73rd Precinct has recorded the same number of homicides as last year and half as many shootings through May 3.