On Halloween night 2021, 22-year-old Hednick Wynaar was shot while riding a scooter with an 18-year-old friend near Colden and Adee Avenues in the Bronx. At about 12:50 a.m., occupants of a passing vehicle opened fire. Wynaar was struck in the head and later died; he was pronounced dead on November 1, 2021. The 18-year-old companion was shot in the left leg and taken to Jacobi Hospital in stable condition. A 69-year-old woman walking nearby was grazed in the leg and declined treatment.

Reports about the shooter(s) have varied: police initially described a single Black male firing from a BMW, then later described four gunmen in a grey Honda. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open. Wynaar’s mother, Nicole Wynaar, has publicly appealed for information and increased a reward for tips seeking justice for her son.

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