Two teens among four arrests in Bronx street gunbattle that left five people shot

Bronx street turns into war zone as five shot and four arrested in deadly gang ambush

BRONX, NY – A 32-year-old man was killed and four others wounded, including a teenage girl shot in the face, when gunfire erupted during a gang-related ambush on a Bronx street Saturday evening—leading to the arrest of four suspects, including two teens.

The gunfire broke out just before 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Burke Avenue and Wickham Avenue in the 47th Precinct, where police say multiple shooters opened fire in a targeted attack. When officers arrived, they found two critically injured victims: 32-year-old Jaceil Banks, shot in the chest, and a 17-year-old girl shot in the face…

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