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NYPD Searches for Brooklyn Gunmen in Bronx Football Player Shooting By David Greene  Bronx Voice  November 3, 2025   BRONX NEW S - Police are looking for the killer of a Bronx teen who was shot and killed on a street on the border of Crown Heights and Brownsville in Brooklyn. Police officers from the 71 st  Precinct were called to 1196 Eastern Parkway at 8:47 p.m. on November 1. One police official described the scene, telling the Bronx Voice, “Upon arrival, a 16-year-old male was discovered unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head.” The teen was pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified the victim as Tyson Harps, 16, of Park Avenue in the Melrose section of the borough. "Local Pulse Media posted an announcement of Harps' death on Facebook that said Harps was "known for his kindness and big dreams." It continued, "Tyson was cherished by those in his community, who are now grappling with the loss of such a promising young life...
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Man Gunned Down in Van Nest

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By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

December 27, 2022


BRONX - Cops are searching for the shooter who gunned down a man in Van Nest last night. 


At around 9 pm on December 26, officers from the 49th Precinct discovered a 29-year-old man found on the corner of Van Nest Avenue and Melville Street. The victim had been shot in the chest. 




EMS rushed the victim to Jacobi Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead. 




No arrests have been made and the only description of the shooter is that he was wearing a red bandana at the time. 




Little has been given in terms of motive for the murder. However, the NY Post reports the victim, whose name has not been revealed, was shot during a drug-related shooting in 2019.


Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/

 or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.

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Location: Van Nest Ave & Melville St, The Bronx, NY 10460, USA

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