On Monday, May 12, 2025, at approximately 1705 hours, police officers responded to a 911 call of a female, shot in the vicinity of Home Street and Tinton Avenue, within the confines of the 42nd Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 16-year-old female, unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head.
EMS responded to the location and transported the aided female to NYC Health + Hospitals / Lincoln, where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Evette Jeffrey
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10456
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following 14-year-old male individual was arrested and charged on May 13, 2025, at 1615 hours, within the confines of the 42nd Precinct.
Arrested:
Name Withheld
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10456
Charges:
- manslaughter in the 1st degree;
- murder in the 2nd degree, 2 counts;
- attempted murder in the 2nd degree;
- criminal possession of a weapon in the 2nd degree, 2 counts.
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following 13-year-old male individual was arrested and charged on May 19, 2025, at 0825, hours, within the confines of the 42nd Precinct.
Arrested:
Name Withheld
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10456
Charges:
- manslaughter in the 1st degree;
- murder in the 2nd degree, intentional;
- reckless endangerment in the 1st degree;
- criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds;
- attempted murder in the 2nd degree, intentional;
- murder in the 2nd degree, depraved indifference;
- criminal possession of a weapon in the 2nd degree, 2 counts;
- criminal possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a sensitive location.
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
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