On Wednesday, Bronx Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, Bronx Country District Attorney Darcel Clark and community advocates hosted a rally denouncing the killing of a child this week and gun violence plaguing city streets
While walking to a nail salon with a family member on Monday, 11-year old Kyhara Tay was tragically shot and killed. The shooting occurred on Fox Street and East 165th Street in Longwood. The suspects released gunfire on a crowded street.
Salamanca, Gibson and other speakers voiced their outrage about violence in the community calling for meaningful action to an effort to save lives.