Bronx Shooting: Cops Hunt Suspects After 12-Year-Old Girl Shot in the Bronx

Baby Gang Banger?

Cops Search for Young Suspects in Shooting of 12-Year-Old Girl Near Westchester Square

The NYPD released surveillance video of two suspects wanted in connection with the shooting of a 12-year-old girl in the Bronx. 

By Staff Reporter

Bronx Voice

October 16, 2026

BRONX, NY - NYPD releases surveillance footage as detectives search for suspects in a suspected gang-related shooting near Westchester Square. One suspect appears to be around the victim’s age.

A 12-year-old girl was shot in the Bronx after a group of four suspects allegedly opened fire near a local playground, striking the child and several parked cars.

Now, the NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying two shooting suspects after releasing surveillance video of the suspects. One appears to be around the same age as the young victim.

The Bronx shooting happened around 8:25 p.m. Monday, October 12, near Pearly Gates Playground on Tratman Avenue in Westchester Square.

According to the NYPD, two individuals in a group of four displayed a firearm and fired multiple rounds. The 12-year-old female victim was struck in the torso and right foot. Several parked vehicles were also damaged by gunfire.

The suspects fled on foot, heading westbound on Tratman Avenue.

EMS rushed the injured girl to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, where she underwent surgery for several hours. Police initially described her condition as serious but stable.

Police Investigate Suspected Gang-Related Shooting in the Bronx

Investigators believe the Bronx shooting may be gang-related, according to police. Detectives are working to identify the individuals captured in surveillance footage and determine what led to the shooting.

The NYPD’s 45th Precinct is asking anyone with information about the Westchester Square shooting to come forward.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Spanish-speaking callers can dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Tips can also be submitted online at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or through X at @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.