Infant Critically Wounded in Shooting
E 198th St & Valentine Ave, Bedford Park, Bronx
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Summary
- An 11-month-old girl was hospitalized in stable but critical condition after a shooting in Bedford Park in the Bronx Wednesday evening, officials said.
- The girl was sitting in the back seat of a parked car car near the corner of E. 198th Street and Valentine Avenue around 6:48 p.m. when an armed man ran by and fired at another man, police said.
- Arriving officers found the infant’s mother holding the injured child.
- In a press conference around 10:30 p.m., NYPD Deputy Chief Timothy McCormack said one bullet went through the vehicle, the back seat of the car, the cheek of the infant, and out of the other side of the vehicle, lodging in another car nearby.
- Mayor Adams and Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson pledged to work with violence interruptors, community groups, and elected officials from the federal, state and local level to address gun violence, illegal handguns, and the need for greater opportunities in the area.
- Detectives are involved in an active search for the suspect.
- No arrests were reported.
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Mayor Adams will reportedly speak regarding the shooting.
NYPD Chief McCormick will reportedly speak to the media regarding the shooting.
A Citizen user has shared a live video of the responders on scene.
Police confirm a child has been shot and are looking for the suspect who fled northbound on Valentine Ave.
Police have received an additional update that an 11-month-old girl has been shot.
Police have received an unconfirmed report of a person shot.
Incident reported at E 198th St & Valentine Ave.
Mayor Adams will reportedly speak regarding the shooting.
NYPD Chief McCormick will reportedly speak to the media regarding the shooting.
A Citizen user has shared a live video of the responders on scene.
Police confirm a child has been shot and are looking for the suspect who fled northbound on Valentine Ave.
Police have received an additional update that an 11-month-old girl has been shot.
Police have received an unconfirmed report of a person shot.
Incident reported at E 198th St & Valentine Ave.
Mayor Adams will reportedly speak regarding the shooting.
NYPD Chief McCormick will reportedly speak to the media regarding the shooting.
A Citizen user has shared a live video of the responders on scene.
Police confirm a child has been shot and are looking for the suspect who fled northbound on Valentine Ave.
Police have received an additional update that an 11-month-old girl has been shot.
Police have received an unconfirmed report of a person shot.
Incident reported at E 198th St & Valentine Ave.
Mayor Adams will reportedly speak regarding the shooting.
NYPD Chief McCormick will reportedly speak to the media regarding the shooting.
A Citizen user has shared a live video of the responders on scene.
Police confirm a child has been shot and are looking for the suspect who fled northbound on Valentine Ave.
Police have received an additional update that an 11-month-old girl has been shot.
Police have received an unconfirmed report of a person shot.
Incident reported at E 198th St & Valentine Ave.
Mayor Adams will reportedly speak regarding the shooting.
NYPD Chief McCormick will reportedly speak to the media regarding the shooting.
A Citizen user has shared a live video of the responders on scene.
Police confirm a child has been shot and are looking for the suspect who fled northbound on Valentine Ave.
Police have received an additional update that an 11-month-old girl has been shot.
Police have received an unconfirmed report of a person shot.
Incident reported at E 198th St & Valentine Ave.
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Half you people know these bumn ass niggas with guns but you stay quiet anyway . Its about time people start telling and getting these animals off the street .
@bubblesbx76 the culture of not snitching is not working anymore when it’s affecting innocent people, not just those involved. Safety > hood credit.
COVID is not the real disease out here it’s the evil in people. The sins man😶
Stop n frisk sucked for the ordinary citizen who can at any point get treated like a criminal…but it worked on thise actually carrying. It makes a difference. Now that marijuana is legal, i say bring it back. No more weed arrests just guns
@F14KU They need Jesus Christ.
They shot a fuckin baby!
Half you people know these bumn ass niggas with guns but you stay quiet anyway . Its about time people start telling and getting these animals off the street .
@bubblesbx76 the culture of not snitching is not working anymore when it’s affecting innocent people, not just those involved. Safety > hood credit.
COVID is not the real disease out here it’s the evil in people. The sins man😶
Stop n frisk sucked for the ordinary citizen who can at any point get treated like a criminal…but it worked on thise actually carrying. It makes a difference. Now that marijuana is legal, i say bring it back. No more weed arrests just guns
@F14KU They need Jesus Christ.
They shot a fuckin baby!
Half you people know these bumn ass niggas with guns but you stay quiet anyway . Its about time people start telling and getting these animals off the street .
@bubblesbx76 the culture of not snitching is not working anymore when it’s affecting innocent people, not just those involved. Safety > hood credit.
COVID is not the real disease out here it’s the evil in people. The sins man😶
Stop n frisk sucked for the ordinary citizen who can at any point get treated like a criminal…but it worked on thise actually carrying. It makes a difference. Now that marijuana is legal, i say bring it back. No more weed arrests just guns
@F14KU They need Jesus Christ.
They shot a fuckin baby!
Half you people know these bumn ass niggas with guns but you stay quiet anyway . Its about time people start telling and getting these animals off the street .
@bubblesbx76 the culture of not snitching is not working anymore when it’s affecting innocent people, not just those involved. Safety > hood credit.
COVID is not the real disease out here it’s the evil in people. The sins man😶
Stop n frisk sucked for the ordinary citizen who can at any point get treated like a criminal…but it worked on thise actually carrying. It makes a difference. Now that marijuana is legal, i say bring it back. No more weed arrests just guns
@F14KU They need Jesus Christ.
They shot a fuckin baby!
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Half you people know these bumn ass niggas with guns but you stay quiet anyway . Its about time people start telling and getting these animals off the street .
@bubblesbx76 the culture of not snitching is not working anymore when it’s affecting innocent people, not just those involved. Safety > hood credit.
COVID is not the real disease out here it’s the evil in people. The sins man😶
Stop n frisk sucked for the ordinary citizen who can at any point get treated like a criminal…but it worked on thise actually carrying. It makes a difference. Now that marijuana is legal, i say bring it back. No more weed arrests just guns
@F14KU They need Jesus Christ.
They shot a fuckin baby!