KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS, Bronx — Police are investigating after a 15-year-old was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head inside an apartment in the Bronx on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The shooting happened just before 5:30 p.m. on Claflin Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section.<\/p>\n
No weapon was recovered at the scene, and police are working to determine who may have been with the teen at the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n
No arrests have been made, and detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death.<\/p>\n
This is the second time this week a teenager has been found fatally shot inside a Bronx apartment.<\/p>\n
On Monday, 16-year-old John Nunez<\/a> was shot and killed inside an apartment. He suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n Police were searching for a 16-year-old boy who ran from the apartment after the shooting. He was later picked up Monday afternoon for questioning.<\/p>\n Detectives believe the teenagers may have been playing with a firearm when it discharged, but the investigation into that shooting remains ongoing.<\/p>\n ———-<\/p>\n * Get Eyewitness News Delivered<\/a> <\/p>\n * More Manhattan news<\/a><\/p>\n * Send us a news tip<\/a><\/p>\n * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n * Follow us on YouTube<\/a> <\/p>\n
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