Bloody 12-hour stretch of NYC youth-on-youth gun violence kills 15-year-old aspiring MMA fighterBy Craig McCarthy, Georgett Roberts and Steve Janoski
July 18, 2023
A 15-year-old aspiring MMA fighter was killed by an errant bullet from a gunman just two years older than him, authorities said Tuesday — one of five teens shot in a less than 12-hour explosion of youth-on-youth violence across the Big Apple.
Foridun Mavlonov on Tuesday became the latest victim of the city’s cruel bloodletting — struck on a Brooklyn street Monday for no other reason than being in the wrong place at the wrong time, police officials said.
“He always stayed out of trouble, never got involved in any fights. He was always such a calm boy,” said Azat Jorayev, one of the slain boy’s relatives.
His grief-stricken father, Firdavs Mavlonov, whose first language is Russian, added gravely: “Every time is dangerous, every day dangerous.
“Today my son died. Maybe another day, different people’s son died,” he said.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/07/18/explosion-of-nyc-youth-gun-violence-leaves-four-wounded-one-dead/
