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Cops seek 14-year-old in connection with fatal shooting of 11-year-old Bronx girl

By
Craig McCarthy and
Jesse O’Neill
Published May 19, 2022
Updated May 19, 2022, 5:58 p.m. ET

NYPD detectives said Thursday that they were searching for a 14-year-old in connection with the deadly shooting of 11-year-old Kyhara Tay in the Bronx.

Tay was struck by a stray bullet on Monday as she stood outside a Foxhu🅠rst nail salon around 5 p.m., police said.

Detectives believe the shots were fired at another teen from a scooter driven by the 14-year-old mꦺale in the vicinity of🐈 Westchester Avenue and Fox Street, sources said.

NYPD are seeking a 14-year-old in connection with the fatal shooting of Kyhara Tay outside of a Bronx nail salon this week.
NYPD are seeking a 14-year-old in connection with the fatal shooting of Kyhara Tay outside of a Bronx nail salon this week.
Police believe the shots came from the teenager on the back of a scooter.
Police believe the shots came from the teenager on the back of a scooter. NYPD

An 18-year-o🦩ld was also believe🌌d to riding on the vehicle and was also wanted for questioning, according to the sources.

The suspect’s bullet missed his intended target and struck Tay, who was a block and a half away waiting for a family member to come out of the salon, officials said.

“She was a promising young life cut down short by senseless gunmen firing at a target with no regard for anybody else,” Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said at the site of Kyhara’s shooting Wednesday.

Kyhara's parents at a rally against gun violence held for their daughter at the scene of the shooting in the Bronx on May 18, 2022.
Kyhara’s parents at a rally against gun violence held for their daughter at the scene of the shooting in the Bronx on May 18, 2022. Robert Miller
A $10,000 reward is being offered by police for information leading to the shooter's arrest.
A $10,000 reward is being offered by police for information leading to the shooter’s arrest. Robert Miller

“To the individuals — and I’m talking directly to the cowards that did this on Monday, OK?” Clark said. “Those who shot and killed Kyhara, I want you to know tha♒t as Bronx distr🤡ict attorney, we’re coming for you.

A $𝓰10,000 reward wಌas being offered in connection with information leading to an arrest.