A 16-year-old was fatally shot in the head on a Brooklyn sidewalk Saturday night – and his killer is still on the loose, according to police.
Cops responded to a 911 call on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights around 8:47 p.m. and found the teen unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene by EMTs, police said.
Officials and members of the community gather at the scene. Paul Martinka
An NYPD cop arrives at the crime scene. Paul MartinkaThe victim, identified as Tyson Harps of The Bronx, suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
His mother spent Sunday at the morgue identifying her son’s body, grieving relatives said.
“She’s not taking it easy,” the dead teen’s older cousin, who identified herself as Amarah, told The Post.
The victim was shot in the head. Paul Martinka“He was a cool cousin,” Amarah said of Tyson.
“It came out of nowhere,” she added of the death of her cousin, who has three younger siblings.
“He’s a good kid. All I know is he was with his friends.”
An NYPD spokesperson said Sunday that the case remains under investigation and that there have been no arrests.
