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Services held for Bronx teen shot and killed in Tremont

Juan Peña was a recent graduate from the Bronx Leadership Academy and was in the process of joining the Navy.

Heather Fordham

Feb 12, 2025, 10:08 PM

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Family and friends packed into Ortiz Funeral Home on the Grand Concourse to say their final goodbyes to 18-year-old Juan Peña.

Peña was a recent graduate from the Bronx Leadership Academy and was in the process of joining the Navy.

Peña was killed on Feb. 2. Loved ones tell News 12 Peña was walking home from a party on Park Avenue and East Tremont when a car pulled up and shot at him multiple times.

Police have released three photos of the men who are wanted in connection with his death. No arrests or a motive have been determined.

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