Arrest Made In Crown Heights Teenagers Murder

by CrownHeights.info

An arrest has been made in the senseless murder of a 17-year-old girl who was gunned down outside her Eastern Parkway apartment building in September.

According to the police, Malik Bob, 23, was charged with the murder of 17-year-old Shayma Roman as well as criminal possession of a weapon.

Roman had been standing with a group of people outside her building on Eastern Parkway near Rochester Ave on September 28th when two men approached them around 6:20pm riding on scooters.

At least five shots were fired and the 17-year-old was was shot in the chest and arm, according to the police. She was allegedly an unintended target in the shooting.

Roman was rushed to Brookdale Hospital where she was pronounced dead.