Overview

• On July 15 just before 4 p.m., Aliyah Williams, 16, was stabbed multiple times during a verbal disagreement inside a smoke shop at 3511 Boston Road in Williamsbridge.
• The NYPD described the suspect as a female dressed in all black with white sneakers and a red or pink head covering who fled the scene on foot.
• Williams was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in critical condition and later pronounced dead, deepening concerns over recent youth violence in the Bronx.
• Officials say the dispute escalated when Williams allegedly tossed water on the suspect, prompting the fatal response.
• No arrests have been made and the 47th Precinct is appealing for tips and surveillance video as the homicide investigation continues.