Images of suspect released from murder of teen in the Bronx

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Sunday, June 26, 2016
Images of suspect in Bronx murder
Police released images of a suspect in the murder of a teen in the Bronx.

FOXHURST, Bronx (WABC) -- Police are examining new clues that could crack the case of a teenager murdered while visiting his sick grandfather in the Foxhurst section of the Bronx.

17-year-old Elwin Coste was walking with an unnamed 21-year-old man last weekend.

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Investigators say one of the men seen in surveillance video shot them several times.

The 21-year-old remains in critical condition. The suspects fled on foot northbound on Tiffany Street, police say.

The shooting happened after Elwin had visiited the apartment on Tiffany Street along with his mother, his brother and the friend.

The first suspect is described as a male, last seen wearing a light colored hooded sweater with an Adidas log on its chest and sleeve.

The second individual is described as a male, last seen wearing a blue shirt with a red patch on its sleeve.