"According to police sources, 16-year-old Christopher Redding was one of three youths wounded in the shooting that happened just after 5 p.m. on Feb. 11 near the corner of Broadway and West 238th Street in Kingsbridge. Officers from the 50th Precinct received several 911 calls reporting that people had been shot. When they arrived, cops discovered three teens injured from gunfire."
"Those who knew Redding described him as a talented athlete. Chris was a football teammate of my son. He was a tremendously talented athlete and loved by all of the other players. It is such a terrible and senseless loss, Robin Joy wrote in a Facebook post. Elected officials also took to social media to offer sympathy for the victims and demand that the shooter(s) be brought to justice."
Police searched for the suspect after a shooting just after 5 p.m. on Feb. 11 near Broadway and West 238th Street in Kingsbridge. Three teenagers were struck by gunfire; 16-year-old Christopher Redding suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was pronounced dead at Saint Barnabas Hospital. A 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were hit in the right leg and are expected to survive. Multiple 911 calls brought 50th Precinct officers to the scene. Sources reported a massive brawl among a large group of teenagers before the shooting. Friends and elected officials described Redding as a talented athlete and demanded justice and safer streets.
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