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15-Year-Old Girl Shot in Leg in Bronx, Police Say

By Trevor Kapp | June 3, 2013 8:05am
 Cops say Rasheem Simon, 23, shot a 15-year-old girl in the leg Saturday night in Hunts Point.
Cops say Rasheem Simon, 23, shot a 15-year-old girl in the leg Saturday night in Hunts Point.
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BRONX — Cops are looking for a pistol-packing suspect they say shot a teenage girl in the leg Saturday night in Hunts Point, authorities said.

Police said Raheem Simon, 23, shot a 15-year-old girl about 10:39 p.m. on Kelly Street just off of Westchester Avenue. She was taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition.

It’s unclear what sparked the shooting, cops said.

Simon is described as standing 5-foot-8 and weighing 185 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. All calls are confidential.