A 15-year-old boy was killed in a possible gang-related shooting in the Bronx Friday night – hours before another teen was slain in an East Harlem stabbing, according to cops and sources.
The violence began outside 1491 Macombs Rd. in Mount Eden when gunfire rang out shortly before 5 p.m., police said.
Two teens were struck by bullets in what investigators believe was a targeted, possible gang-related shooting, sources said.
Police investigate the scene where two people were shot on Macombs Road in the Bronx on Jan 3, 2025. Christopher SadowskiThe 15-year-old was struck in his chest and taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The other teen boy, 17, was shot in the abdomen and hospitalized in stable condition.
Three people fled the scene and one person of interest was taken into custody, sources said.
Less than an hour and a half later, three people, including 17-year-old Carlos Rivas, were stabbed near East 108th Street and 2nd Avenue in East Harlem, the NYPD said.
An NYPD officer stands near the scene of a fatal stabbing at E 109 St. and 2nd Ave. in Manhattan on Jan. 2, 2025. Robert MeceaRivas suffered stab wounds to his chest and lower abdomen. He was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he died, cops said.
Two men, ages 62 and 22, were also cut in the stabbing. They were hospitalized in stable condition.
No arrests were made by late Friday.
