A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed at a Brooklyn bodega Friday afternoon during a deadly clash with another teen, according to police and the store’s manager.
Marquise Byfield was shot at least twice inside Livonia Deli & Grocery at 909 Livonia Ave. in New Lots around 4:15 p.m., police said.
Authorities rushed to the scene to find Byfield with critical gunshot wounds in his torso and groin area. He was later pronounced dead at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center.
The 16-year-old victim was killed inside the store on Friday. Robert Mecea for New York Post Byfield, of Brownsville, was allegedly fighting with another teen before he was killed, the store’s manager, Karrar Obaid, 35, told the Daily News.
“The first one came in and the second one came in behind him, and they started fighting,” Obaid said. “I was behind the counter. When we heard shots, we lay down [on the floor].
There have been 15 shootings within the 75th precinct where Byfield was killed, from the start of the year through April 19, according to NYPD data.
Shootings are up 36% year-to-date, police data show. During the same period last year, there were 11 shooting incidents.
The suspect, who is believed to be 15 or 16 years old, is still on the loose as of Saturday morning, according to police.
No suspects have been publicly identified and the investigation is ongoing.
