Alberto Amir Roque, a 16-year-old male from the Bronx who was described in reporting as Latino, was caught in a sudden, street-level eruption of violence on the night of June 17, 2024. It was just after 9 p.m. when gunfire tore through East 162nd Street near Third Avenue, an area lined with small businesses and heavy foot traffic, and only steps from the NYPD’s 42nd Precinct. Officers responding to a 911 call found him down on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head, and medics rushed hi
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