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‘I am going to be living in pain the rest of my life’: Family, pols demand justice after Bronx child Kyhara Tay shot dead

By Dean Moses Posted on May 18, 2022
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Yahisha Gomez wept uncontrollably and shrieked “My baby!” on May 18 as she pawed at the Bronx street memorial set up for her 11-year-old daughter, Kyhara Tay, who was struck down by a reckless gunman’s stray bullet Monday.

Tay’s family joined elected officials at the memorial, set up where the girl was murdered, at the corner of 165th and Fox Streets in Foxhurst on May 18 demanding that the suspects responsible be brought to justice.

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‘I am going to be living in pain the rest of my life’: Family, pols demand justice after Bronx child Kyhara Tay shot dead

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