18-year-old shot and killed in the Bronx: NYPD
LONGWOOD, The Bronx (PIX11) – An 18-year-old was shot and killed in the Bronx on Monday night, according to the NYPD.
It happened outside a building on Rev. James Polite Avenue in Longwood around 7 p.m. Joshua Sparrow, 18, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after he was shot in the head and torso, police said.
Witnesses told police they saw multiple people fleeing the shooting, according to authorities. A shattered glass door could be seen at the entrance of the building.
At least five teenagers have been shot and killed in less than a week in New York City. Clarence Jones, 16, was shot and killed at West 124th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem last Thursday, police said.
A 15-year-old was then fatally shot in East Flatbush on Friday. A 16-year-old was also shot and killed Saturday in Fort Greene, according to authorities.
A 15-year-old was shot and killed in Crown Heights on Sunday, police said.
Police are still searching for suspects in all five shootings. No arrests have been made.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org , downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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