Police Seek Man In Shooting of Boy, 12 In Bronx Playground

Nicholas Joseph is wanted for questioning in connection to the shooting of a 12-year old boy shot inside Story Playground on April 28th.

Bronx

By Geoffrey Croft

Police are looking to question a Bronx resident in connection to the shooting of a 12-year old boy inside Story Playground on April 28th.

Nicholas Joseph,  18, 180lbs., 5'11", medium complexion, brown eyes, brown hair, lives directly across the street from the playground where the boy was shot.

On Friday, April 28, 2017 a little after 5pm,  an individual discharged a firearm inside the park, striking the victim in the left hip. 

The victim was removed to Jacobi hospital by EMS in stable condition.  

The individual fled the location in an unknown direction.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COMor texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.