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19-year-old NYC Burger King worker killed by armed robber

By FOX 5 NY Staff
Updated  January 11, 2022 1:29pm EST
East Harlem
FOX 5 NY

Harlem Burger King worker

19-year-old Kristal Bayron-Nieves was working the cash register at a Burger King in East Harlem early Sunday morning.

NEW YORK - A 19-year-old woman is dead after being shot by an armed robber at a Burger King in East Harlem early Sunday morning. 

The NYPD says the incident happened around 12:45 a.m. at the Burger King located at East 116th Street and Lexington Avenue.

A man entered the Burger King, pulled a gun, and demanded money.

During the robbery, he shot 19-year-old Kristal Bayron-Nieves in her torso before taking west on East 116th Street.

EMS rushed Bayron-Nieves to Metropolitan Hospital but it was too late to save her life.

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So far, no arrests have been made and the investigation into the killing is ongoing.  A rally was planned for Tuesday to bring awareness to the case.

"A nineteen-year-old girl was shot and killed yesterday in East Harlem while doing her job," Mayor Eric Adams tweeted on Sunday. "Guns are destroying lives in our city."

NYPD seeking armed robber who shot and killed 19-year-old in East Harlem

The NYPD is hunting for a man who shot and killed a 19-year-old Burger King employee during an armed robbery on January 9.

The NYPD has released surveillance footage of the suspect, who is described as a man with a dark complexion and slim build, and was last seen wearing a black mask, all black clothing, and possibly carrying a black plastic bag.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.