A 17-year-old boy was blasted in the chest inside a Bronx smoke shop Saturday afternoon when he was confronted by a duo — dressed in all black and wearing masks — who then took off on a scooter, cops said.
The teen was in Za Convenience at 1740 Lafayette Ave. in Soundview when he was shot once in the chest just before 1 p.m., cops said. The teen was rushed to Jacobi Hospital in stable condition, police said.
Police were looking for the assailants, cops said.
A gunman blasted a 17-year-old in the chest at Za Convenience in the Bronx, cops said. TOMAS E. GASTON
Police officers searching a vehicle outside Za Convenience after a broad daylight shooting. TOMAS E. GASTONThe shop had been temporarily closed in 2023 for the alleged unlicensed sale of marijuana and later agreed not to sell pot, according to a civil complaint filed by the city in Bronx County Supreme Court.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the shooting had anything to do with marijuana, cops said.
The shop was the scene of a similar 2012 shooting in an incident that involved two masked men, News 12 reported reported in November 2023.
The teen who was shot was in stable condition, cops said. TOMAS E. GASTON
Za Convenience was the scene of a prior shooting in 2023, according to a report. TOMAS E. GASTONIn that incident, two men went inside the shop around 2 a.m. and opened fire on a 22-year-old man, the station reported. He was struck in the leg.
Police were canvassing the area for surveillance video Saturday, police said.
