{"id":349,"date":"2025-06-29T16:39:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T16:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=349"},"modified":"2025-06-29T16:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T16:39:38","slug":"a-water-gun-joke-turned-deadly-he-ended-up-shot-with-a-real-bullet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=349","title":{"rendered":"A Water Gun Joke Turned Deadly: He Ended Up Shot with a Real Bullet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Darrell Harris, 17, was fatally shot during a water gun fight in a Bronx park on Tuesday evening, when a real firearm was suddenly introduced.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to witnesses, a disagreement broke out between Darrell and another participant. The suspect reportedly shot Darrell in the arm and head before fleeing the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of now, no arrests have been made. The NYPD says the investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


What began as a playful water fight in a Bronx park on a hot summer day ended in real violence \u2014 and now, a family is mourning the loss of a second son to gun violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darrell Harris, 17, was shot in the head and arm around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday near Sheridan Boulevard and East 173rd Street, according to an NYPD spokesperson. He was rushed to Jacobi Hospital in critical condition, where he later died from his injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe told me he was going to the park because his friends were having a water gun fight,\u201d Harris\u2019 mother, Kellie Lewis, told ABC 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources told ABC 7 and News 12 that a group of teens had gathered in Starlight Park to cool off during the heat wave, spraying each other with water guns \u2014 until the mood shifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Witnesses say Darrell asked someone to stop repeatedly squirting him in the head. In response, the individual pulled out a real gun, shot him, and fled the scene. Police have not yet identified the suspect.
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Darrell Harris, 17, was fatally shot during a water gun fight in a Bronx park on Tuesday evening, when a real firearm was suddenly introduced. According to witnesses, a disagreement broke out between Darrell and another participant. The suspect reportedly shot Darrell in the arm and head before fleeing the scene. As of now, no…<\/p>\n

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