A teenage girl died of a gunshot wound to the head at the Harborview Terrace NYCHA complex, located on 10th Ave. and W. 56th St., in the wee hours of November 2.<\/p>\n
Cops say that Kimberly Olmos, 18, died in a stairwell not long before 1 a.m. The Daily News initially reported that cops believed the wound was self-inflicted, whether due to intentional or accidental discharge. Even earlier reports merely mentioned that she was \u201cshot to death,\u201d which led to the impression that she was shot by somebody else, which cops have now circled back towards.<\/p>\n
The authorities now say that Olmos, who lived in the Morris Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, was walking with a friend down the stairwell when the gun went off. The latest report in the Daily News indicates that the friend may have been playing with the gun when it discharged, killing her. Cops note that the unidentified friend then reportedly ran off with the firearm, and is being sought for murder charges.<\/p>\n
Olmos was rushed to Mt. Sinai Morningside, a few streets over on 10th Ave., but she could not be revived. After an autopsy, the city\u2019s Medical Examiner ruled her death a homicide. A pool of blood reportedly remained on the stairs for much of Sunday night, before being cleaned up.<\/p>\n
The Daily News managed to reach Olmos\u2019s heartbroken father, Richard Olmos, who originally hails from the Dominican Republic. \u201cShe was going to the Dominican Republic for vacation on Nov. 14,\u201d he said of his daughter. \u201cShe was really happy about it. She was so happy that she was counting the days.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was concerned about the people she was hanging out with…but she is 18 years old. We cannot do much,\u201d Richard Olmos added.<\/p>\n
In a Facebook post, her grandmother Sharol Olmos said that Kimberly was \u201cruthlessly ripped\u201d from her family. \u201cWe live where anyone can have a gun,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n