Kristal Bayron-Nieves was doing everything right this time last year, holding down a steady job at a local Burger King while studying to be a nurse — but she’d never live to reach her full potential.
The 19-year-old East Harlem resident was shot dead on Jan. 9, 2022 on what was supposed to be her last late-night shift by an armed robber looking for cash from the fast food joint — pulling the trigger on her for just $100 in cash.