The NYPD has not confirmed that information. Detectives told Eyewitness News that the victim died of a single shot to the head.
Her family identified her as Veronica Cruz.
"She was visiting here. She lives in Boston. She came down here to visit, and that's all I can say. She was a wonderful girl. What can you say at this moment? Just don't play with guns," the victim's aunt Mayda Cruz said.
Police said they were questioning an 18-year-old in connection with the shooting, but they declined to confirm if he was a relative.
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