A 14-year-old boy was shot dead in a Bronx building lobby overnight, officials say, marking the latest in a series of escalating violent gun crimes claiming the lives of young people across New York City.
Police responding to a call about a male shot on East 194th Street and Briggs Avenue in Fordham shortly after 1 a.m. found the teenager, later identified as Jacob Borbon of Radcliff Avenue, with a bullet wound in his chest, authorities say.
Video showed officers trying to help the teen. Borbon was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The preliminary investigation found he had been shot in a building lobby on East 194th Street. Surveillance video showed Borbon running in the street, just steps away from the apartment lobby — and moments later, he would collapse and die. A lone shoe belonging to the teen was left in the middle of the crime scene.
No arrests have been made. Police say their investigation is ongoing, and they are looking into the possibility that it was an accidental shooting involving a group of people in the apartment lobby.
Among other questions, they're looking into where the gunfire came from and who fired the weapon. Borbon's address suggested he did not live at the location where he was shot, but the teen's stepfather said that he believes Borbon knew the shooter.
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"I’m pretty sure he did. Pretty sure he was with him and stuff like that. With the wrong crowd. Time will tell," said Victor Lopez.