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NYPD says 15-year-old found dead with gunshot in Bronx apartment, another teen grazed
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Monica Melton
Published Aug 13, 2026
Modified Aug 13, 2026
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Police say a 15-year-old boy was found dead in a Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx apartment with a gunshot wound to his head Wednesday. The NYPD said officers also found a 13-year-old boy grazed by a bullet at the apartment.
The 13-year-old was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, where he was in stable condition as of Thursday morning, police said.
This shooting at Claflin Avenue and W. 197th Street marks at least the second time a teenager has been shot and killed in an apartment in the Bronx this week. The 15-year-old is at least the 12th teen to die of gun violence in New York City so far this year, according to police reports compiled by Gothamist.
On Monday, 16-year-old John Nunez was found with a gunshot wound to his head inside a three-story home on Prospect Avenue and Freeman Street in Crotona Park.
The NYPD said it is withholding the identity of the deceased teen in Wednesday’s shooting until their family can be notified. Police said no weapon has been recovered from the shooting and the investigation is ongoing.
The story has been updated based on updated information from police.
An earlier version of this story misstated the number of teens that have been killed by gun violence in New York City this year.
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