Teenager From NC Killed In Yonkers Weekend Shooting: Police

Mount Vernon NY

19 July, 2021

9:23 AM

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YONKERS, NY — A Saturday night shooting left an 18-year-old North Carolina man dead. Police responding to reports of gunshots near Cliff Street found a teenager dead with a bullet wound just after 9 p.m. Investigators said no arrests have yet been made in connection with the fatal shooting. Streets in the area remained closed to cars and pedestrians into the early hours of Sunday morning. Detectives from the Major Case Squad, Crime Scene Unit and Digital Forensics Unit continue to investigate the weekend's gun violence. Police have not yet released the name of the victim. This incident marks the second fatal shooting in Yonkers in as many weeks. Two victims were shot in the early morning hours of July 5. One of the victims died as a result. SEE ALSO:Violence Follows Fireworks, One Dead, One Wounded In Shooting Anyone with information about this incident is being asked to contact the Yonkers Police Detective Division at 914-377-7724. All calls will remain confidential. Anonymous tips can be sent by texting the key word YPD plus the tip to 847411. Anonymous tips can also be sent directly through the Yonkers PD Tips app which can be downloaded for free to any Apple or Android mobile device.