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Tyson Harps, 16, Fatally Shot in Crown Heights as NYPD Seeks Tips

Detectives have not identified a motive or made an arrest.

Overview

  • Officers from the 71st Precinct responded to a 911 assault call outside 1196 Eastern Parkway at about 8:47 p.m. on Nov. 1.
  • They found Tyson Harps of the Bronx unconscious with a single gunshot wound to the head, and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.
  • The shooter or shooters fled before police arrived and remain at large as the homicide investigation continues.
  • NYPD data show the 71st Precinct recorded four homicides in both 2024 and 2025 year to date through Oct. 26.
  • Police urged anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers by phone, online, or via @NYPDTips, with a Spanish-language line available and confidentiality assured.