Teen dead, two hurt in shooting
19-year-old woman killed in Monday morning gunfi re at Mexican restaurant
BY TODD MAISEL
Gunfi re erupted inside a
Bronx Mexican restaurant
on Monday morning, killing
a 19-year-old woman and
wounding two others, police
offi cials said.
Police are investigating
the possibility that this was a
workplace dispute, as some of
the people struck worked at
the restaurant, including the
teenager who was killed in
the gunfi re.
The gunfi re erupted at 7
a.m. on Oct. 19 as customers
and workers were having coffee,
eating breakfast or working
inside of Mex-Tec-Club at
2647 Jerome Avenue near 183rd
Street in University Heights,
the Bronx. The assailant apparently
walked into a rear
sitting area of the restaurant,
with predominantly Spanish
speaking customers, and
began fi ring.
A customer, identifi ed as
Carlos Menchaca of the Bronx,
said he was sitting inside the
restaurant eating breakfast
when the gunfi re began.
“All of a sudden, I heard
shots in the restaurant and
I ran like hell to get out of
there,” said Menchaca, adding
that he didn’t stick around
because he didn’t want to be a
victim too.
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The assailant apparently
backed out of the restaurant
after hitting the three, and
fi red an additional round
outside, hitting a parked
blue Honda Civic in front
of the restaurant on 183rd
Street, piercing the trunk.
A spent shell was found outside
the restaurant when
cops arrived.
When police from the
52nd Precinct arrived, they
found the young woman with
a bullet wound to the torso;
a 28-year-old man hit in the
arm, and a 30-year-old man
struck three times in various
parts of his body. All three
were raced to St Barnabas
Hospital, where the young
woman died of her wounds.
There were apparently no
customers sitting in the outdoor
seating area, which was
not yet set up for business.
Police had Jerome Avenue
closed down for a period
of time as detectives combed
the area for clues. It was not
revealed if they know the
person who fi red the shots at
this time.
Anyone with information
regarding this 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.
A shooting at a restaurant left one woman dead at 2345 Jerome Avenue. (Photo by Lloyd Mitchell)
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