NEW YORK – A 19-year-old is under arrest in the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Mahki Brown last week near his school in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
The suspect’s name has not been released and it is unclear what charges he will face. He was taken into custody around 6 a.m. Friday, marshals said.
Shooting near Broome Street Academy Charter High School
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Brown attended Broome Street Academy Charter High School, just a block from the scene. His friends said he commuted from East Flatbush, Brooklyn every day to pursue his dreams, including his love of basketball.
Last Tuesday, shots rang out around school time between Spring Street and Dominick Street. It was the first shooting in the area in more than sixteen months.
According to police sources, Brown was trying to break up a fight between a group of girls when two suspects on a Citi Bike opened fire, shooting him twice in the leg and once in the head.
It is unclear whether the 19-year-old arrested Friday was the one who pulled the trigger. The search for the second suspect continues.
Anyone with any information about the shooting is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All conversations are treated confidentially.
