Update: 16-year-old charged – NYPD launched a homicide investigation following the death of an 18-year-old Kimberly Olmos who was found fatally shot inside a public housing building in Hell’s Kitchen

Posted By: Editor Editor November 14, 2025

The 2025 NYC Homicide Victim List is available here.
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NYPD said 18-year-old Kimberly Olmos was discovered around 12:45 a.m. on November 2 in the Harborview Terrace complex at 520 West 55th Street.

Officers arrived after receiving a 911 report of an assault in progress and located Olmos in a stairwell with a gunshot wound to the head. She was rushed to Mount Sinai Morningside, where she was pronounced deceased.

18-year-old Abdel Velazquez, was arrested in December and faces charges of weapons possession and tampering with evidence.

Update: A 16-year-old boy was arrested on January 9th 2026, and is facing manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and weapons possession charges for the death of Kimberly Olmos.

Anyone with information is asked to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).