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Multi-City Shootings Under Investigation as NYPD Releases Bronx Suspect Photos, Chicago Links Predawn Killings

With no arrests announced, investigators are turning to surveillance tools such as license-plate readers.

Overview

  • NYPD released surveillance images of four suspects sought in the Kingsbridge triple shooting that killed 16-year-old Christopher Redding and wounded a 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl; police now describe the case as gang motivated after a dispute that began inside a nearby McDonald's.
  • A man in his 40s was fatally shot in the neck inside a Midtown 7-Eleven near West 39th Street and Eighth Avenue after an argument; detectives recovered clear images of the suspect, described as wearing a green puffer coat and dark pants, and no arrests have been announced.
  • Chicago detectives are investigating a linked predawn spree that began with a fatal carjacking in Lake View and continued with a second man found shot dead near the stolen Hyundai on the South Side, with license-plate reader hits and local reporting pointing to additional carjackings before sunrise; no suspects are in custody.
  • Kansas City police reported multiple separate shootings this week, including a double homicide in a car on East Armour Boulevard, a double shooting injuring an adult and a juvenile on Highland Avenue, and a fatal shooting near 20th and Monroe, with investigations ongoing and rewards offered for tips.
  • In response to serious crime in the borough, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced the Bronx will be split into two patrol boroughs with roughly 200 additional officers assigned.