Kimberly Olmos, 18, was found with a single gunshot wound to the head in a stairwell at the Harborview Terrace NYCHA complex in Hell’s Kitchen on November 2, 2025. First responders took her to Mount Sinai Morningside, but she died of her injuries. An autopsy by the city medical examiner ruled her death a homicide.

Investigators say Kimberly was with a friend in the stairwell when a firearm discharged; police allege the friend was handling the weapon and fled after the shooting. That person is being sought by the NYPD and is wanted on murder charges, but no arrest has been announced and the friend’s identity has not been released. Kimberly’s father, Richard Olmos, said she had been looking forward to a trip to the Dominican Republic; friends described her as sweet and planning to attend college.

If anyone has information about who was with Kimberly that night or about the shooting, please share tips with the NYPD.