Late Friday, the NYPD disclosed the identities of some of the victims including Karen-Stewart Francis and her daughters Kylie, Charmela, and Karen Francis. Her niece Shawntay Young also died.
Ambrozia Stewart, the mother of Stewart-Francis told The New York Times, “I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to feel. Four at one time—what do I do?”
Terrible tragedy
In an interview with CNN, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, said, “This is a terrible tragedy in the middle of the holidays. When people are trying to be with their families and have a moment of peace, finally, and having something like this happen to people in the Bronx is just horrible.”
During a news conference, Mayor de Blasio requested New Yorkers to “hold your families close and keep these families here in the Bronx in your prayers.”
