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Two kids injured after gunfire shatters windshield of NYC mom’s car: cops

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What to know about Two kids injured after gunfire shatters windshield of NYC mom’s car: cops

Two kids were cut with glass fragments when gunfire shattered the windshield of their mom’s car in the Bronx over the weekend, police said.

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What happened

Two kids were cut with glass fragments when gunfire shattered the windshield of their mom’s car in the Bronx over the weekend, police said.

Why it matters

The mom, 33, was driving north on Beach Avenue near the Cross Bronx Expressway intersection in Soundview around 7:45 p.m.

Common ground

Saturday when a flurry of bullets rang out, authorities said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The slugs broke the car’s rear window, with shards of glass hitting a 10-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy sitting in the back seat – the only other people in the vehicle, police said.”
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One search result mentions a window breaking and children being hit by glass in a drive-thru in Durham, but this is a different city and different ages (2 and 11) than the claim (10 and 14 in the Bronx). No evidence supports the specific Bronx claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Celebratory gunfire is the shooting of a firearm into the air in celebration. Notable incidents have occurred worldwide, even in countries where the practice is illegal. Common occasions for celebrat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebratory_gunfire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gunfire Games, LLC is an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas. The studio was founded by David Adams in July 2014, bringing with him the core team of Crytek USA just before that studio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfire_Games
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A gunshot is a single discharge of a gun, typically a man-portable firearm, producing a visible flash, a powerful and loud shockwave and often chemical gunshot residue. The term can also refer to a b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunshot
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Claim 2: “The mom, 33, was driving north on Beach Avenue near the Cross Bronx Expressway intersection in Soundview around 7:45 p.m. Saturday when a flurry of bullets rang out, authorities said.”
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The evidence includes general information about the Cross Bronx Expressway and unrelated accidents/deaths in the Bronx, but there is no mention of a 33-year-old woman driving on Beach Avenue on a Saturday at 7:45 p.m. during a shooting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bruckner Expressway is a freeway in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It carries Interstate 278 and Interstate 95 from the Triborough Bridge to the south end of the New England Thruway at…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruckner_Expressway
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 95 (I-95) is part of the Interstate Highway System and runs from Miami, Florida, to the Canada–United States border near Houlton, Maine. In the US state of New York, I-95 extends 23.50 mile…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_95_in_New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throggs Neck (also known as Throgs Neck) is a neighborhood and peninsula in the south-eastern portion of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It is bounded by the East River and Long Island Soun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throggs_Neck
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Claim 3: “No arrests had been made Monday.”
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The search results for 'Monday' returned information about the software company monday.com, not the status of police arrests for a specific crime.
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web search NEUTRAL — Monday.com was founded in 2012 by Roy Mann and Eran Zinman. [7] The company, originally called daPulse, began in 2010 as an internal tool developed at SAAS website builder Wix.com to address communica…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday.com
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web search NEUTRAL — Use your favorite AI tools Ask your AI assistant to get work done in monday - without leaving the tool or switching context.
https://monday.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — monday.com is the all-in-one platform that transforms how teams manage projects, sales, development, and service operations — all powered by AI. Trusted by over 245,000 companies worldwide, monday.com…
https://marketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/product/office/WA200…
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Claim 4: “Two kids were cut with glass fragments when gunfire shattered the windshield of their mom’s car in the Bronx over the weekend, police said.”
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The provided evidence contains reports of other incidents in the Bronx (a father shot at a dealership and a fatal fire), but none of the search results describe a shooting involving a mother's car windshield and two children being cut by glass.
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web search NEUTRAL — A dad who was shot as he shielded his children inside a Bronx car dealership said Thursday he was just following his instincts as a father. “I just went into daddy mode,” said Anthony Jefferson, 39, w…
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/bronx/i-just-went-into-dad…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two other children, 6-year-old twins, were critically injured in the fire at an apartment building in the Fordham neighborhood, the police said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/nyregion/bronx-fire-apart…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two children whose ages were not known were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in critical condition, police said. Three firefighters and two adults suffered injuries in the smoke and flames as well, the …
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/bronx/boy-dies-children-critical-…
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Claim 5: “Both kids were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where they were listed in stable condition and treated for minor injuries, authorities said.”
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While St. Barnabas Hospital is mentioned in the context of a fatal fire in the Bronx, there is no evidence regarding two children being treated there for minor injuries resulting from a shooting.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 1-year-old was later pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital, according to CBS News. Two adults were also taken to hospitals with non-critical injuries, and three firefighters were transported wi…
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2026/05/1-year-old-killed-2-ch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jeep run to St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston,NJ. Putting a smile on the children's face #fyp #foryoupage #parati. Explore the concerning practice at St. Barnabas Hospital regarding separating mothe…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/st-barnabas-livingston-nj-vo…
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web search NEUTRAL — A man has been taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle early Monday morning in Parkdale.The 41-year-old pedestrian was transported to hospital by paramedics where his injuries were deemed mi…
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/05/11/man-suffers-minor-inj…
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Claim 6: “Four people fled the scene following the gunfire, at least three of them men, police said.”
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The evidence mentions shootings in Birmingham, Alabama, and other locations, but nothing regarding four people (three men) fleeing a scene in the Bronx.
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web search NEUTRAL — At least four people are dead and 18 others have been hospitalized according to the police. Reporter Drew Hawkins of the Gulf States Newsroom was on the scene just minutes after the gunfire broke out.…
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/22/nx-s1-5122406/shooting-in-bir…
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web search NEUTRAL — The assailants were killed by two men - one is an IDF soldier, while the other is an armed civilian who shot at them with his grandfather's pistol. The brave civilian, a student, had only recently acq…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15076341/At-four-dead…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two men in separate vehicles were shot and are currently being treated for life-threatening injuries at Boston hospitals. Ms. Ryan said the trooper’s cruiser was also struck by gunfire.Drivers and pas…
https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/12/two-critically-injured-after-gu…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.