A 17-year-old named Andrew Mora was killed in an early evening shooting in the Bronx on Friday, January 3, 2025. The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. at 1491 Macombs Road in the Highbridge neighborhood. Officers and EMS found Mora with a gunshot wound to his chest; he was taken to a nearby hospital and was later pronounced deceased.

A second 17-year-old was also shot at the same scene, suffering a gunshot wound to the abdomen and being hospitalized with injuries expected to be nonfatal. The New York Police Department opened a homicide investigation and appealed for public assistance. At the time of the police statement, no arrests had been announced and no suspects had been publicly identified.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about who was involved, please share tips with the NYPD.