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NYC teen, mom shot inside laundromat during apparently targeted attack

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Woods, A., & Marino, J. (2026, September 22). NYC teen, mom shot inside laundromat during apparently targeted attack. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/us-news/nyc-teen-mom-shot-in-laundromat-in-apparently-targeted-attack/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-22 · by Amanda Woods, Joe Marino

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On Monday evening, a 17-year-old boy and his 37-year-old mother were shot inside Astor Laundromat in Allerton, The Bronx. Both victims suffered gunshot wounds to their right legs and are currently in stable condition at Jacobi Medical Center. Law enforcement believes the shooting was targeted but the motive remains unclear. The suspect is a man in his 20s, approximately 5-foot-6, who fled after the attack and had not been apprehended as of Tuesday.
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On Monday evening, a 17-year-old teen and his 37-year-old mother were shot inside the Astor Laundromat on Astor Avenue near Holland Avenue in Allerton, The Bronx. Police described it as an apparently targeted attack; both victims sustained gunshot wounds to their right legs but are now listed in stable condition at Jacobi Medical Center. Law enforcement believes the shooter aimed specifically for the mother and son, though the motive remains unclear. A man, believed to be in his 20s and approximately 5-foot-6 inches tall, fled the scene after firing shots; he had not been apprehended by Tuesday.

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Amanda Woods
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🔮 Cops are investigating whether someone fishing off a Brooklyn promenade may have used their bait knife to slash the throat of jogger Katie Suarez last week, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Monday.
🔮 Investigators are also looking to talk to anyone who may have seen Suarez jogging along the Belt Parkway between about 7:56 and 8:12 p.m. The new reward money in the case was being offered by Crime Stoppers, an NYPD program that offers cash to anonymous tipsters that help solve high-profile violent cases.
🔮 “From just their dynamic and how you would experience it in person, you just felt that love in the air,” one relative said.
🔮 Chanel — who is 10 years old and “very playful but not with anyone” — initially wouldn’t go with the cold-heated duo when they double-parked outside the 130th Street and 14th Avenue residence and beckoned to her, Lopez said.
🔮 The man – who sources said may be nonverbal – was pronounced dead on scene by EMS workers, cops said.
🔮 But without their tireless work, the story of your sacrifice, your dedication, the challenges you face and your professionalism will never be topped.” The DEA is one of the largest unions representing NYPD officers and brass, with the Police Benevolent Association representing the most members of the department.
🔮 Although he was instructed to return to the hospital this week, he has been left in the dark about whether that surgery will even happen.
🔮 The victim, 27, was riding a northbound No. 2 train passing through the 225th Street station in Williamsbridge around 9:10 a.m. when an attacker sliced him with the blade, police said.
🔮 None of that stopped Mayor Zohran Mamdani from referring to Belgal as “a New Yorker” in a raging tribute Thursday against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — a label some Bronx locals took offense to.
🔮 “His legacy will forever shape our University and the lives of future Falcons.”
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🔮 Cops are investigating whether someone fishing off a Brooklyn promenade may have used their bait knife to slash the throat of jogger Katie Suarez last week, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Monday.
🔮 Suarez’s dad eventually caught up with the mom, and around 8 p.m., phoned their daughter — a graduate of Brooklyn College Kingborough Community College and a native of El Salvador, according to her LinkedIn — to talk about where they could meet up, sources said.
🔮 Guerrero said she immediately went to school so she wouldn’t “be involved.”
🔮 “They probably couldn’t understand what she was saying.”
🔮 The city’s medical examiner will determine his cause of death.
🔮 “From just their dynamic and how you would experience it in person, you just felt that love in the air,” one relative said.
🔮 Chanel — who is 10 years old and “very playful but not with anyone” — initially wouldn’t go with the cold-heated duo when they double-parked outside the 130th Street and 14th Avenue residence and beckoned to her, Lopez said.
🔮 She did not discuss her purchase of the murder weapon but said, “If I could have prevented this, I would have.”
🔮 Local officials are expected to hold another press conference with additional details around 8:30 p.m. EST.
🔮 Police have not identified her as a suspect, but are investigating whether she may have been involved.
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Topics

Allerton Astor Laundromat Jacobi Medical Center The Bronx

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Allerton GPE · 1× Astor Laundromat ORG · 1× Jacobi Medical Center ORG · 1× The Bronx GPE · 1×

Narrative

A city teen and his mother were shot in a laundromat in what appeared to be a targeted attack Monday evening, cops and law-enforcement sources said.
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2026-09-22 · New York Post
NYC teen, mom shot inside laundromat during apparently targeted attack · assertive framing

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A city teen and his mother were shot in a laundromat in what appeared to be a targeted attack Monday evening, cops and law-enforcement sources said. asserted
cops → shoot → laundromat
The boy, 17, and his mom, 37, were both struck in the right leg when the gunman stormed up to them and opened fire at Astor Laundromat on Astor Avenue near Holland Avenue in Allerton in The Bronx, according to police and sources. uncertain
gunman → strike → police
Both victims were taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where they were listed in stable condition, authorities said. asserted
authorities → take → condition
Investigators believe the shooter was aiming for the mother and son, but the motive was not immediately known, sources said. asserted
sources → believe → mother
The gunman is described as a man believed to be in his 20s, standing about 5-foot-6, police said. asserted
police → describe → foot-6
He fled the scene after the burst of gunfire and had not been caught by Tuesday. asserted
He → flee → Tuesday
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