A 15-year-old boy was killed and another 13-year-old wounded in a Bronx apartment Wednesday night, according to police — who are still searching for the shooter.
Riley Billingslea was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head by cops responding to a 911 call for shots fired inside an apartment on Claflin Avenue around 5:30 p.m., according to police.
Police spoke with witnesses at the scene and tracked down a second shooting victim, a 13-year-old boy, to his home, where he was found with a graze wound to his torso, sources said.
NYPD officers work the scene where 15-year-old Riley Billingslea was fatally shot on Thursday, August 13, 2026. Kyle Mazza/Shutterstock
NYPD officers work the scene of the apartment shooting. Kyle Mazza/Shutterstock
The victim claimed that he saw Billingslea and the shooting suspect get into some kind of dispute, according to sources.
The younger teen was hit by a ricocheted bullet and sent to hospital in stable condition, sources said.
No arrests have been made, police said Thursday morning.
