New York teenager killed in shooting outside PAL facility in South Bronx; “It is sad to realize that we have lost a good child,” says the former teacher.

The teenager, who was described as a “good kid” by former teachers, died Friday after being shot outside the South Bronx Police Athletic League building where a basketball game was being played, police said.

The 15-year-old, identified as Josu Lopez-Ortega of Laconia, was with the 16-year-old outside the Longwood PAL facility, on Longwood Avenue near Fox Street, on Thursday evening when the shooting started at approximately 8:50 a.m. evening, police said.

According to law enforcement sources, the masked suspect shot Jos in the head. Another teenager, whose name has not been released, was shot in the leg, sources said.

Police are guarding the scene where two teenagers were shot dead outside a Police Athletic League facility on Longwood Avenue in the Bronx on Thursday.

The sources added that Josue fell to the pavement while another youth stumbled around a corner and avoided the shots.

A man working across the street heard three shots and knew immediately that Josu was badly wounded.

“He was lying face down on the pavement in front of PAL,” the man said. “He didn’t move. It was a bad man, a bad one.”

Both were rushed to Lincoln Hospital, where the 15-year-old remained in critical condition until his death on Friday. The other teenager was expected to recover.

On Friday evening, police were still looking for the shooter.

Josue and an unidentified shooting victim once visited MS 302, near the Police Athletic League building. The teachers there remember both boys as good students.

“Josue was my student and my son’s classmate,” said Nadine Walker, who teaches at the school. “He was a good kid. When I broke the news to my son, he was devastated. It’s sad to realize that we’ve lost a good child.”

That the shooting took place outside of the Police Athletic League was especially upsetting for the community, said another teacher, Yolanda Fontaine.

“This affected not only teachers, children, but the entire community,” Fontaine said. “We watched them grow.

“PAL should be their refuge. You can’t hang out here. They go there. We are not prone to violence,” Fontaine said. She also remembered Josue as “always a good kid”.

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