A 17-year-old boy was killed during a drive-by shooting in the Bronx on Wednesday and now the police have released surveillance footage of violence, in hopes the public can help identify a suspect.
The shooting took place on August 17 at around 9:19 p.m. The NYPD says officers responded to a 911 call around 9:19 p.m. about two people shot in front of 1375 College Avenue: "Upon arrival officers discovered a 17-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the chest and a 21-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the stomach." The teen, Dontay Gordon, died at Lincoln Hospital while the 21-year-old was critically injured.
Police say that a late model Lincoln Town car drove past the group on the street and opened fired and distributed this video:
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
