NY1.com

  63º

You are not signed in  |  Sign in here  |  Help

You're viewing a lite version of NY1.com

Time Warner Cable customers: Sign in with your TWC ID for video access.

Get my TWC ID. | Get TWC service. | Read the FAQ.

Updated 08/02/2012 05:56 PM

Authorities Increase Reward Money For Two Recent Shootings

By: NY1 News

  To view our videos, you need to
enable JavaScript. Learn how.
install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now.

Then come back here and refresh the page.

Officials increased the reward Thursday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer of a Bronx teenager.

Kemar Brooks, a 14-year-old tennis player, was shot and killed while inside Haffen Park in Baychester last week.

His body was discovered by his father last Friday.

The total reward was increased to $22,000, with $10,000 each from the Mayor's Office and NYPD, as well as $2,000 from Crime Stoppers.

Meanwhile, officials also increased a reward for information about a shooting that wounded several people in Brownsville, Brooklyn, including a toddler, to $22,000.

Police say the gunman drove up to a group of people in a white Volkswagen Jetta in Brownsville on Sunday and opened fire.

A two-year-old girl, two teenagers and three men were struck.

The toddler was released from the hospital Wednesday and is now recovering from leg surgery.

Anyone with information on the cases should contact the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS, or text CRIMES and then enter TIP577, or visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.