A gang-related fight preceded a schoolyard shooting that killed a 16-year-old girl Monday night in Morrisania, the NYPD said.
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the fatal shooting of Evette Jeffrey. Police say the 14-year-old is charged with three counts of murder, one count of manslaughter and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said that the schoolyard fight followed another fight that happened at the school earlier in the day. They say the 14-year-old was punched in the face before he brandished the firearm and let off three rounds into a crowd of students…