Reyna Caceres, 23 and of Dominican descent, was shot dead just after midnight on May 28, 2026, on a street in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. Police responding to a 911 call near a playground on Aqueduct Avenue found her with a fatal gunshot wound to her left eye. She was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and pronounced dead.

Remnants of a gathering were found at the scene, including a hookah and liquor bottles, suggesting a social event had been taking place before the shooting. The NYPD arrested a 16-year-old male in the days after the killing; his name has not been released because of his age. He faces charges including murder, aggravated manslaughter, criminal possession of a weapon, and reckless endangerment. Reports conflict on whether Caceres was the intended target.

Her family and the local community mourned with a balloon release in her honor. Does anyone have information about the gathering that night or about Reyna’s movements in University Heights before the shooting?