Police have identified the 16-year-old girl who was fatally shot in the face at a Bronx apartment Thursday night, along with a person of interest.
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According to the NYPD, officers responded to a 911 call about a shooting inside apartment 4M at 306 East 171st Street at 6:14 p.m. When they arrived, they found the girl with a gunshot wound to the head.
They’re also searching for the weapon used in the killing, police said. The girl was visiting the apartment and did not live there, authorities say.
Neighbor Mina Tavarez said she recognized the sound of gunfire: “I heard two shots”.
Investigators are trying to locate 42-year-old Dale Weston on charges of criminal possession of a firearm.
Police Handout Dale Weston, 42, was charged with criminally negligent homicide in the death of Zion Willis after turning himself in to the 44th Precinct.
Weston was last seen Thursday at 6:06 p.m.at the apartment, the NYPD says.
“He is about 6’3” tall, weighing 190 pounds with brown eyes and short brown hair.
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He was last seen at the building, wearing a black waist length jacket and blue jeans.
