{"id":131197,"date":"2026-02-12T13:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/131197\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:24:08","slug":"bronx-shooting-leaves-beloved-teenage-athlete-dead-two-youths-wounded-and-residents-demanding-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/131197\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronx shooting leaves beloved teenage athlete dead, two youths wounded \u2013 and residents demanding justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FILE \u2013 Police at a crime scene<\/p>\n

Photo by Lloyd Mitchell <\/p>\n

The search continues Thursday for the suspect who shot and killed a beloved Bronx<\/a> teenager in a hail of bullets on Wednesday evening.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

According to police sources, 16-year-old Christopher Redding was one of three youths wounded in the shooting that happened just after 5 p.m. on Feb. 11 near the corner of Broadway and West 238th Street in Kingsbridge. <\/p>\n

Officers from the 50th Precinct<\/a> received several 911 calls reporting that people had been shot. When they arrived, cops discovered three teens injured from gunfire. <\/p>\n

Redding suffered a gunshot wound to the back, while a 15-year-old boy had been struck in the right leg, and a 13-year-old girl was also hit in the right leg.
\n\"CopsAccording to police sources, 16-year-old Christopher Redding was one of three youths wounded in the shooting that happened just after 5 p.m. on Feb. 11 near the corner of Broadway and West 238th Street in Kingsbridge.Screenshot via Citizen\n<\/p>\n

All three victims were hurried to Saint Barnabas Hospital by EMS, where Redding was pronounced dead. The two additional victims are expected to survive.<\/p>\n

While it is not exactly clear what sparked the gunfire, sources familiar with the incident report that a massive brawl between a large group of teenagers broke out on the block just before the shooting occurred.<\/p>\n

Those who knew Redding described him as a talented athlete.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cChris was a football teammate of my son. He was a tremendously talented athlete and loved by all of the other players. It is such a terrible and senseless loss,\u201d Robin Joy wrote in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n

Elected officials also took to social media to offer sympathy for the victims and demand that the shooter(s) be brought to justice.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cHeartbroken by the senseless killing of 16-year-old Christopher Redding and the shooting of two other young people in Kingsbridge,\u201d U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres wrote on social media. \u201cThe Bronx must be a place where kids feel safe walking home, not a place where violence cuts lives short. I urge anyone with information to come forward to law enforcement so there can be accountability and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing.\n<\/p>\n

Anyone with information regarding this shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, or on X (formerly Twitter)\u00a0@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls and messages are kept confidential.<\/p>\n

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