Police ID teen, 16, shot to death in SoHo
SOHO, Manhattan (PIX11) – Police have identified the 16-year-old teenager who was fatally shot in SoHo on Tuesday.
Mahki Brown, from East Flatbush, was shot during a fight between two groups of students after school was dismissed for the day, according to the NYPD. Brown was shot in the head and leg and later died at a hospital, police said.
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There had been an ongoing fight between two groups of girls at a nearby school, sources told PIX11 News. The fight turned physical and the girls allegedly called other people for “backup,” sources said.
The suspected shooter fled on a CitiBike, sources said.
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The alleyway where Brown was shot is directly across the street from the Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School, but police haven’t confirmed if he attended school there.
Detectives have been reviewing surveillance video from nearby buildings, including The Dominick Hotel, according to authorities.
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