Man accused of fatally shooting boy, 16, in the head in SoHo
SOHO, Manhattan (PIX11) — A man is accused of shooting a 16-year-old boy in the head during a brawl in a SoHo courtyard last week, according to police.
Henry Thomas, 19, was arrested Friday and charged with murder in the shooting death of Mahki Brown in Urban Plaza, a courtyard located across from 233 Spring St. between Varick Street and Sixth Avenue in SoHo, at around 2:30 p.m. on May 7, according to the NYPD.
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Thomas allegedly shot Brown in the head and leg when the teen stepped in to try to be a peacemaker during an argument between two groups that stemmed from an ongoing dispute between two teenage girls, according to police. The students attend Broome Street Academy Charter High School, police said.
There were about 30 people in the courtyard during the fight, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny. The teen was not the intended target.
“He was the kind of guy that would have stepped in to help anybody,” Kenny said.
Thomas and a second suspect arrived at the scene on a CitiBike and fled the area on the same bike, police said. Investigators believe the suspects are members of a gang.
The second suspect remained at large, as of Friday, police said.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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