A person was killed and 4 different individuals had been injured when gunfire broke out on Saturday night time at a New York Metropolis park the place a big crowd had gathered for a basketball event, in line with police.
The gunfire erupted round 7:27 p.m. as a number of shooters opened fireplace inside Haffen Park within the Bronx, prompting the group available to scatter and search cowl, in line with the New York Police Division (NYPD).
Officers responded to the park within the Baychester neighborhood of the Bronx after 911 callers reported a number of individuals had been shot, in line with an announcement from the NYPD.
New York Metropolis police gather proof at Haffen Park within the Bronx, August 23, 2025, after a capturing left one man useless and 4 different individuals injured, authorities stated.
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ABC New York Metropolis station WABC reported that the capturing occurred as a crowd had gathered for a youth basketball event.
Upon arrival to the park, officers discovered a 32-year-old man who had been shot within the chest and a 17-year-old lady who had been shot within the face, in line with the police assertion.
Each victims had been taken to Jacobi Medical Middle within the Bronx the place the male sufferer was pronounced useless, police stated. The wounded teenage lady was listed in crucial situation as of Sunday, in line with police.

New York Metropolis police seek for proof, August 24, 2025, after a capturing at Haffen Park within the Bronx left one man useless and 4 individuals injured.
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Three different victims wounded within the park capturing confirmed up at hospitals in non-public autos, together with a 30-year-old man and a 29-year-old lady, who had been who had been each shot within the again and had been listed in secure situation, police stated on Sunday morning. A 42-year-old man was additionally shot within the arm throughout the incident and was taken by non-public automobile to Montefiore Hospital within the Bronx, the place he was in secure situation on Sunday.
Police stated they’re withholding the identify of the person who was killed pending notification of his household.
At the very least 4 individuals had been detained for questioning shortly after the capturing, in line with police, who have not stated if these individuals have been charged in reference to the incident.
A motive for the capturing stays underneath investigation, in line with police, who’re asking anybody who could have witnessed the capturing to contact detectives instantly.
Saturday’s capturing marked the second consecutive weekend that the NYPD responded to a mass casualty capturing.
Three males had been killed and 11 individuals had been wounded throughout an Aug. 17 incident wherein a number of shooters opened fireplace contained in the Style of the Metropolis Lounge, a bar and restaurant in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. Police stated two of the three individuals killed had been concerned within the capturing and that one man who was fatally shot was an uninvolved bystander.
Two different perpetrators who allegedly opened fireplace contained in the lounge stay at massive, authorities stated. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated investigators have decided that lounge capturing was gang associated.
The shootings occurred as the newest NYPD crime statistics present homicides citywide are down by 19.6% to this point this 12 months in comparison with the identical year-to-date interval in 2024. The info additionally present that the variety of capturing victims are down 19.4% this 12 months in comparison with 2024, and the variety of capturing incidents has fallen by almost 20% over the identical interval in comparison with final 12 months.