Bronx Bodega Shooting Kills 12-Year-Old Bystander as Brawl Erupts Outside NYC Deli

A stray bullet fired during a melee among six men outside a Bronx deli struck and killed a 12-year-old boy, the son of a police sergeant, and wounded two other men who are in stable condition. The suspects fled in a black BMW; no arrests have been made. The boy, seen on surveillance video buying at the Wanda Deli moments before the shooting, died at Lincoln Hospital. Authorities are investigating, with Bronx officials condemning the violence; the boy’s father was away on duty but rushed to the hospital after hearing the news.