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Hull BRONX TIMES REPORTER,14 SEPT. 24-30, 2021 BTR
Shooting at Claremont Park
leaves man dead, 3 injured
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Detectives in the Bronx are on
the hunt for the shooter who killed
a 22-year-old man and injured three
others — including an 11-year-old
boy — during a barbecue in Claremont
Park on Saturday night.
Police said the mass shooting occurred
at about 11:13 p.m. on Sept. 18
inside the park in the area of Teller
Avenue and Mount Eden Parkway.
According to law enforcement
sources, the victims had been participating
in a cookout at the location;
published reports indicated
that as many as 200 people may
have been attendance.
The good times soured, however,
when a dispute broke out during the
party, police said. An unidentifi ed
individual then pulled out a gun
and started fi ring.
Several men were seen fl eeing
the park inside a vehicle moments
after the bullets rang out, authorities
said.
Offi cers from the 44th Precinct,
in responding to a 911 call about the
shooting, found three wounded victims
at the location: an 11-year-old
boy shot in the shoulder; a 24-yearold
woman with two bullet wounds
in her torso; and a 22-year-old man
shot in the torso.
EMS rushed the boy and the
24-year-old woman to Lincoln Hospital;
the child is listed in stable
condition, while the woman remains
in critical but stable condition.
Paramedics brought the 22-yearold
man to BronxCare Health System,
where he was pronounced
dead a short time later. Police have
withheld his identity, pending family
notifi cation.
Offi cers later learned that a
fourth victim of the Claremont Park
shooting, a 22-year-old man shot in
Detectives are on the hunt for the shooter
who killed a 22-year-old man and injured
three others — including an 11-year-old boy
— during a barbecue on Sept. 18, 2021.
File photo/Lloyd Mitchell
the leg, walked into Lincoln Hospital
seeking treatment. He’s listed in
stable condition.
So far, no arrests have been
made in the ongoing investigation,
police said.
Anyone with information regarding
the shooting can call
Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for
Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You
can also submit tips online at nypdcrimestoppers.
com, or on Twitter
@NYPDTips. All calls and messages
are kept confi dential.
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