Cops seek suspect in fatal shooting of 16-year-old boy in Crown Heights
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<p>Police in <a href="/cats-d8c4vu/www.amny.com/new-york/brooklyn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brooklyn</a> released surveillance images of a man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Crown Heights on Saturday, and are asking for the public’s help in identifying him.</p>
<p>The shooting happened <a href="/cats-d8c4vu/www.amny.com/?s=71st+Precinct+" target="_blank" rel="noopener">71st Precinct</a>. Police said the suspect approached the victim, Tyson Harps of the Bronx, and fired multiple shots, striking him in the body. Harps was pronounced dead at the scene.</p>
<p>Harps, also known as “TJ,” was a linebacker for the Bronx Justice League youth football team. In a statement <a href="/cats-d8c4vu/www.instagram.com/bronxjusticeleaguefootball/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted to Instagram</a>, the team called his killing devastating and urged an end to gun violence.</p>
<figure id="attachment_233408" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-233408" style="max-width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-233408" src="/cats-d8c4vu/www.brooklynpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/MixCollage-07-Nov-2025-10-25-AM-1792.webp?quality=51&resize=900,500 900w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-233408" class="wp-caption-text"><span class="image-caption">Tyson “TJ” Harps, 16, loved sports and had recently been accepted to a school he was excited to attend, according to his football team. </span><span class="image-credit">Photo courtesy of Bronx Justice League youth football team/Instagram</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>“He had a long life ahead of him, and that got taken away from his mother and little brother,” the post read. “We love and miss you… You will always and forever be Justice League 4 Life.”</p><section id="sailthru-subscribe-id-2" class="widget Sailthru_Subscribe"> <div class="sailthru-signup-widget">
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<p>Harp’s mother told<a href="/cats-d8c4vu/abc7ny.com/post/bronx-mother-devastated-16-year-old-son-shot-killed-visiting-friends-brooklyn/18112933/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> ABC 7</a> that on the night of the shooting, the 16-year-old had traveled from the family’s home in the Bronx to see friends in Brooklyn and had been in communication with his family shortly before the shooting. When word broke of the shooting, she said she raced to be by his side.</p>
<p>“I sat and watched my son lying there for hours before being picked up, and I felt that my son felt alone,” she told the outlet.
<figure id="attachment_233407" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-233407" style="max-width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-233407" src="/cats-d8c4vu/www.brooklynpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/crime-scene-lloyd-mitchell-110125.webp?quality=51&resize=900,600 900w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-233407" class="wp-caption-text"><span class="image-caption">Police at the scene of the fatal shooting of TJ Harps in Brooklyn on Nov. 1.</span><span class="image-credit">Photo by Lloyd Mitchell</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>The newly released images on Thursday show the alleged suspect walking in the area shortly before the shooting. Police said he fled on foot and has not been located.</p><div class=)
The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a hat, a gray hooded sweatshirt, a black jacket, gray sweatpants, and black sneakers.
Anyone with information regarding the suspect’s whereabouts is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
This story first appeared on Brooklyn Paper’s sister site amNewYork.
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