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Suspect charged in Bronx subway shooting that killed teen, injured another

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Published  April 17, 2023 7:49am EDT
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Suspect charged

The two 17-year-old boys were each found suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.

THE BRONX - A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder in connection to a shooting that killed one teen, and left another injured, inside a subway station in the Bronx, the NYPD said.

It happened last Monday around 10 p.m. inside the Burke Avenue and White Plains Road station in the Allerton section.

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According to police, the two victims, also 17-year-old boys, were each found suffering from gunshot wounds. 

One had multiple gunshot wounds to his head, arm and shoulder, while the other had a gunshot wound to his hip, police said.

 Burke Avenue and White Plains Road subway station. (FNTV)

Both were transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi, where the first victim, identified as Kymani Woods, was pronounced dead. The second was listed in stable condition. 

The suspect is also charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a firearm.

The investigation remains ongoing.

NYPD on scene of the shooting. (FNTV)

According to the latest crime stats from the 47th Precinct, murder was down more than 71%, and transit crime had dropped by more than 83% compared to this same time last year.

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Officials had gathered back in March at the Barclays Center Train Station to discuss the issue of crime in the city's subway system. 

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To combat subway crime, the NYPD had added more than 1,200 officers to patrol the subway as part of a program called Cops, Cameras, and Care. 

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