{"id":209459,"date":"2026-04-25T13:12:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/209459\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T13:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:12:53","slug":"16-year-old-teen-boy-fatally-shot-in-east-new-york-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/209459\/","title":{"rendered":"16-year-old teen boy fatally shot in East New York, Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Saturday, April 25, 2026 12:54PM<\/p>\n

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EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (WABC) — A teen boy was shot and killed in East New York on Friday afternoon, police say.<\/p>\n

Marquise Byfield, 16, was shot several times at 909 Livonia Avenue before 4:15 p.m. Friday.<\/p>\n

He was taken to the hospital by EMS in critical condition and was pronounced dead at One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale University Medical Center.<\/p>\n

There are no arrests at this time, and the investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n

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