"The trio then made their way a block west to Broadway, where Redding collapsed outside a bodega, according to witnesses. I saw him laid out on the floor, said 42-year-old Yahira Garcia, who owns a coffee shop near the scene. The police started pumping his chest, doing CPR for like seven minutes. They tried very hard, but they couldn't bring him back. As soon as he laid down, he wasn't moving."
"The victim's family gathered to mourn at his home in the Mt. Eden section of the Bronx Wednesday night. He was a good kid. No a great kid. He played on the High School football team. He was loved by everybody, the victim's uncle, 55-year-old Travis Wingate, told The News. It's still not really registering. Why would they start blazing at three kids who were only walking up the block? We're just hoping for justice."
A dispute over spilled vanilla ice cream at a McDonald's on Broadway near W. 237th St. shortly after 4 p.m. escalated, and a short time later a shooting occurred outside the Bronx Alehouse on W. 238th St. near Putnam Ave. Three teenagers were struck: 16-year-old Christopher Redding was shot in the back and a 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were wounded in their right legs. The trio walked a block west to Broadway where Redding collapsed outside a bodega. Emergency responders performed CPR and transported victims to St. Barnabas Hospital, where Redding died. Family members gathered at his Mt. Eden home and called for justice.
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