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A 16-year-old boy was killed and two other teens were shot and wounded when gunfire rang out in the Bronx Wednesday night during a massive street fight, cops and witnesses said.
Cops rushed to the busy intersection of Broadway and West 238th Street in Kingsbridge around 5:10 p.m., where they found the 16-year-old shot in the back and two other teens — a 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl — both suffering from gunshot wounds to the right leg, police said.
All three were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where the older victim was pronounced dead.
The two younger teens are in stable condition, cops said.
While it’s unclear what sparked the shooting, a shaken longtime resident said she heard five gunshots erupt during a brawl that sent “hundreds” of teens scrambling from the scene.
“It was scary, it was horrible because I live right here and I can imagine if there’s gunshots it would go through the window here and it scared me,” Regina Hall told The Post, adding how she ran away from her living room window when gunfire broke out.
Hall noted that teens often flood the streets and cause mayhem when they get out of school — urging cops to increase their presence in the neighborhood to deter any fights or shootings from breaking out.
“I’m shocked, but I knew this was going to happen because groups of kids get carried away and they fight, and who is going to stop them,” she said.
“Nobody … nobody can’t say nothing to these kids.”
Police said no arrests have been made.
The investigation is ongoing.
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