Homicide detectives are hunting the killer of James Solano, the 16-year-old Bronx boy shot outside a Morrisania deli Wednesday, authorities said.
The teen was wounded outside the King Deli and Grocery on Boston Road about 12:10 before staggering inside the store, according to the NYPD.
He died from his bullet wound at a local hospital.
A gunman wearing a white COVID mask had walked up to the teen moments earlier, communicating with him before opening fire at point-blank range, surveillance video shows.
Anyone with information is asked to call 800-577-TIPS.
Kevin Deutsch is a Staff Writer for Bronx Justice News covering the criminal justice system, drugs, and DNA use by law enforcement. An award-winning journalist, Deutsch is the author of the true crime books "Pill City" and "The Triangle." He has worked on staff at the Daily News, Miami Herald, Newsday, The Palm Beach Post, and The Riverdale Press. His work has also appeared in Newsweek, Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Forward, The Independent, Huffington Post, Orlando Sentinel, and the New York Post, among other publications. His numerous television appearances include spots on CNN, MSNBC, and C-SPAN's BookTV. He has also been featured in The New Yorker. A Bronx resident, Deutsch hosts the true crime podcast "A Dark Turn" on the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network.
