{"id":324681,"date":"2026-08-19T04:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T04:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324681\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T04:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T04:28:11","slug":"news-12-bronx-family-community-honor-15-year-old-bronx-teen-killed-in-kingsbridge-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324681\/","title":{"rendered":"News 12 | Bronx | Family Community Honor 15 Year Old Bronx Teen Killed In Kingsbridge Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Family, friends and community members gathered in Kingsbridge on Tuesday evening to remember 15-year-old Riley Billingslea, who was shot in the head and killed last week inside a Bronx apartment.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Loved ones released blue and white balloons into the sky as they honored the teenager&#8217;s life and called for justice in his death.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Riley&#8217;s grandmother, Elaine, fought back tears as she described the pain of losing her only grandchild.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">&#8220;Riley was my love. I love my only grandson, my only grandchild,&#8221; she said. &#8220;They really took something from me. And I am truly, truly missing this little boy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Family members said Riley attended military school and had a promising future ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Police say Riley was found with a gunshot wound to the head inside an apartment in Kingsbridge last Wednesday afternoon. A 13-year-old boy was also grazed by a bullet in the torso. Authorities are investigating Riley&#8217;s death as a homicide.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">RELATED: <a data-rich-text-hyperlink=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/four-teens-shot-within-one-week-in-the-bronx-renewing-concerns-over-gun-violence\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bronx community leaders, advocates speak out after week of teen gun violence<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">RELATED: <a data-rich-text-hyperlink=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/grandmother-calls-for-justice-after-15-year-old-killedhttps:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/grandmother-calls-for-justice-after-15-year-old-killed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grandmother calls for justice after 15-year-old killed<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">During the vigil, friends shared memories of Riley and expressed heartbreak over the loss.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">&#8220;I know this person personally. This is a friend that I used to call my friend,&#8221; one friend said, referring to the person he believes is responsible. &#8220;For you to do this to him now, it kills the soul. It kills my soul.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Riley&#8217;s mother made an emotional plea for accountability.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">&#8220;Turn yourself in and do right,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Riley ain&#8217;t never did nobody wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Riley&#8217;s funeral is scheduled for next week. 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