Overview
- Lamar Simmons was shot in the chest near E. 183rd St. and Hughes Ave. just after 2 p.m. and later died at St. Barnabas Hospital.
- Police say three men wearing hoodies fled east on E. 183rd St. on a scooter, and no arrests have been announced.
- Family members say Simmons was walking home from Urban Dove Teen Charter School II and was less than half a mile from his apartment.
- His sister and father described him as a good student and the youngest in the family, and a friend said they had just parted after saying, “Be safe.”
- A witness reported hearing four to five shots with no argument, and neighbors said he was respectful and not in gangs, suggesting possible mistaken identity.