FILE – A police officer at a crime scene.
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Bronx detectives are investigating after a 23-year-old woman was shot and killed outside a playground early Thursday morning.
Law enforcement sources said the bloodshed occurred just after midnight on May 28 in front of 2158 Aqueduct Ave., just outside Aqueduct Lands Playground in University Heights.
Officers from the 46th Precinct rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call about the incident. Upon arrival, they found Reyna Caceres of Davidson Avenue in the Bronx, with a single gunshot wound to her left eye.
EMS responded to the scene and rushed Caceres to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Police, at press time, did not have information on the motive or suspect(s) involved in the crime.
So far, no arrests have been made, but the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
