The NYPD is searching for the suspect who fired several
shots from his bike and struck a 9-year-old girl in the Bronx Friday night.
Authorities say Amanda Chavan was outside with her brother
on Bailey Avenue and West 234th Street in the Kingsbridge section around 9:30
p.m., when the suspect riding a bike began shooting.
One of the shots hit Amanda in the stomach. The suspect fled
the scene headed southbound on Broadway on the bike.
“Yesterday we had a 9-year-old girl who was outside, her
crime was that she was playing outside in front of her home. And she was shot
in the stomach," said Philip Banks, NYPD.
Amanda was rushed by her father to North Central Bronx
Hospital and was later transported to Jacobi Hospital, where she is listed in
stable condition.
A police sources told the NY Post the little girl wasn't
likely the intended target of the shooting.
Police say the suspect is Black and was last seen wearing a
white t-shirt, dark shorts riding a BMX style bicycle.
A $22,000 reward has been offered leading to the arrest and
conviction of the person responsible for this assault. A breakdown of the
reward money is as follows:
$10,000 from the Mayor's Office City of New York (Arrest and
Conviction)
$10,000 from the New York City Police Department (Arrest and
Conviction)
$2,000 from Crime Stoppers (Arrest and Indictment)
Earlier this month, another little girl was shot by a stray
bullet in Brooklyn. 11-year -old Tayloni Mazyck was paralyzed. Her father spoke
out a news conference with other gun violence victims Saturday morning.
Robert Mazyck: "We got to take back our streets. Gang
violence, gun violence -- it's unnecessary," said Mazyck.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked
to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
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