A 16-year-old was shot and killed in an East New York, Brooklyn bodega Friday afternoon, police mentioned.
Marquise Byfield was gunned down on Ashford St. Staff who witnessed the capturing are in shock.
“Too younger, too younger. They’re 16-years-old,” mentioned the bodega’s proprietor, who recognized himself as “Gamal,” as he lamented the tragedy. “Too younger to have weapons. Too younger to have the knife.”
That proprietor tells NBC New York that the sufferer and suspect have been combating once they entered the shop. “He stopped pulling the knife. The opposite one’s scared as a result of he was attempting to stab him. So the opposite one shot him,” Gamal mentioned. “One (worker) lay down within the deli. The following one will lay down by the cashier.”
Byfield was shot a minimum of twice and died at a hospital. No arrests have been made. Anybody with info is requested to name Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
In one other case of gun violence, the New York Police Dept. arrested a person for the killing of a youngster in Jamaica, Queens. Zahir Davis, 18, was taken into custody Friday night time after he landed again in New York Metropolis. Police say Davis fled to the island of Jamaica after officers say he shot and killed Jaden Pierre, 15.
It occurred final week on a basketball court docket at Roy Wilkins Park close to Merrick Blvd. and Baisley Blvd. Police say Davis, who’s from Brooklyn, is now going through a homicide cost within the April 16 capturing.
The NYPD says Jaden Pierre, 15, was shot and killed Apr. 16 whereas he was at a basketball court docket in Roy Wilkins Park in East New York, Brooklyn. (Picture: GoFundMe)
“Davis fled to Jamaica following the capturing and was arrested instantly when he landed again in NYC final night time,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch wrote in a social media submit.
