On the evening of August 2, 2026, 20-year-old Brandon Garcia was shot in the back at Elm Street and Palisade Avenue in Yonkers while visiting his birth mother. He was struck during a burst of gunfire and, despite being taken to a local hospital, died of his wounds. Four other youths, ages 14 to 16, were also shot; all were hospitalized in critical but stable condition and expected to recover.

An on-duty Yonkers Police Captain heard the shots and pursued a fleeing suspect, and officers arrested a 15-year-old Yonkers resident about a block from the scene. Investigators recovered a 9mm Taurus semi-automatic handgun later traced to a theft in Georgia. The Yonkers Police Gang Unit began probing whether the shooting was linked to a gang initiation. The 15-year-old was arraigned in Westchester County Youth Part on August 3, 2026, and remanded on multiple charges including second-degree murder in Brandon’s death and second-degree attempted murder for the injured teens.

Brandon’s family had moved to Virginia seeking a safer life; they described him as a good kid visiting his biological mother when he was killed. Does anyone have information about that intersection or the events that evening?