Teen Dies Of Gunshot Wounds After Shoot-Out With NYPD Officers

EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — Kadeem Torres, a 17-year-old from Bed-Stuy, was shot and killed by police on Thursday afternoon after allegedly firing at officers in East New York, cops said. Torres' cause of death was gunshot wounds to his head/neck, torso and forearm, the medical examiner's office said. The medical examiner's office has ruled the death a homicide.

Torres, who lived on Willoughby Avenue, was fatally shot in an alleyway between two homes on Belmont Avenue after a shoot-out with three police officers in plainclothes, cops said. The fatal shooting occurred in East New York at 890 Belmont Ave. at around 3:50 p.m., according to police. To keep up with East New York news, subscribe to the Brownsville-East New York Patch for email newsletters and news alerts that go to your phone.

A three-person anti-crime unit with one sergeant and two police officers from the 75th precinct was patrolling Fountain and Blake avenues in East New York based on information it had received of a "potential retaliatory gang shooting" in the Cypress Houses, a public housing project in the area, NYPD chief of patrol Terence Monahan said at a press conference Thursday.

According to Monahan, the incident unfolded as follows:

The three officers saw Torres running from the Cypress Houses and began to follow him in their police car. After around two blocks of following him on Logan Street, the officers approached Torres. Two officers then got out of their car, and Torres drew a revolver and fired it at them. The officers shot back, and Torres escaped on-foot for two blocks, entering a backyard at 840 Belmont Ave. One officer followed Torres into an alley and confronted him while he was still armed. The officer then fired a fatal shot at Torres.

The teen was pronounced dead at the scene, cops said.

Photo of Torres via Facebook