19-Year-Old Killed in Broad Daylight Ambush Style Shootout Blocks from Yankee Stadium

NEW YORK, NY – Gunfire erupted six blocks east of Yankee Staridum in the Bronx on Saturday as multiple men exited a car and engaged in a violent ambush that killed a 19-year-old New York City man. A video shows the men stopping their SUV and exiting the vehicle. They began shooting at the victim who was riding a scooter. The victim appeared to have also returned fire based on a video released by the New York City Police Department.

In the end, the 19-year-old was shot dead and the suspects fled the scene.

Melvin Urena sustained bullet wounds to the head and leg. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.