A New York seventh grader was fatally shot at point blank range outside his apartment building Friday and police are searching for the gunman.
Christopher Duran, 14, and his younger brother were on their way to school in the Bronx when Duran was targeted.
Duran was shot three times in the stomach and once in the head around 8.30am. just steps away from his apartment building on Sheridan Avenue,
Christopher Duran, 14, was shot four times on his way to school Friday after getting into a dispute with two other teens
Police say Duran is believed to be a gang member and the dispute may have been gang-related
Authorities say Duran has been arrested at least five times as a juvenile
When the gunfire stopped, Duran's brother ran into the apartment building and told his mother what happened. Authorities arrived and Duran was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the New York Post.
Part of the street where the shooting occurred is cordoned off and there was a shelter-in-place put up at a nearby school due to heavy police presence.
Authorities say the boy was a gang member and suspect that the dispute was gang related.