Family of 11-year-old girl killed pleads for information; $10,000 reward offered

Rally for Kyhara Tay

Family, friends, and neighbors of Kyhara Tay rallied in the Bronx to condemn the gun violence that claimed the 11-year-old's life. Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark had a message for the people responsible: Turn yourselves in now.

NEW YORK - The grief-stricken family of 11-year-old Kyhara Tay set up a memorial with her favorite balloons at the spot in the Longwood section of the Bronx where she was fatally shot by a gunman riding a scooter on Monday. Now they are asking anyone who knows anything to speak up.

"We're talking about an 11-year-old girl with her whole future — her whole family devastated with this loss. At this point, we cannot bring her back," Norka Sanchez, Kyhara's aunt, said. "But we want somebody to say something. Please, please, please say something if you know."

Kyhara was with family near Westchester Avenue and Fox Street when gunfire erupted at about 4:50 p.m. One round struck her in the abdomen, police said. She then ran into a nail salon where she passed out, according to witnesses.

Vigil for slain 11-year-old Bronx girl

Dozens people came to the spot in Bronx where Kyhara Tay, 11, was fatally shot. They lit candles, cried, and grieved. Police said Tay was killed by a bullet meant for someone else.

11-year-old killed in the Bronx

The NYPD and Crime Stoppers are offering a combined reward of $10,000 in the case of the fatal shooting of Kyhara Tay. Her family is pleading for someone to step forward with information leading to the people responsible.

Two men on a scooter were chasing another man who was running away on foot, the NYPD said. The passenger on the scooter fired at the man on the street but missed, Assistant Chief Philip Rivera said at a news conference. Instead, the bullet hit Kyhara.

The NYPD released a security video that shows two people on a scooter zooming down a sidewalk toward someone, presumably their target. The person then doubles back and the scooter zooms past him, the video shows.

Security Video: Gunman on scooter

The NYPD released this video from a security camera showing two men on a scooter chasing a man on a sidewalk in the Bronx; the scooter passenger then fires one shot but misses. Police said he hit an 11-year-old girl who was a bystander.

On Monday night, Assistant Chief Timothy McCormack said police will try to track down the scooter but it is "extremely difficult and time-consuming."

A combined reward of up to $10,000 is being offered in connection with the case.

"Up to $3,500 payable by Crime Stoppers upon arrest and indictment and $6,500 payable by NYPD upon arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for this incident," police said in a release.

If you have any information, you can contact NYPD's Crime Stoppers at 800-577-8477 (English), 888-577-4782 (Español), CrimesStoppers.NYPDonline.org, or Twitter @NYPDTips.

Girl killed by stray bullet ran into nail salon

A stray bullet struck and killed an 11-year-old girl in the Longwood section of the Bronx. Witnesses say the child ran into a nail salon after the shooting.