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
There have been no arrests made and the investigation remains ongoing.
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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