Bronx dad and former amateur boxer with 2-month-old son shot dead outside NYC elementary school

A 34-year-old Bronx dad who just welcomed a baby son and spent much of his youth in the ring as a promising amateur boxer was gunned down outside an elementary school late Tuesday, cops said. Carlos Teron — who started boxing at only 9 years old and ultimately made his way to an elite amateur tournament — was shot in the head minutes before 11 p.m.on Clinton Avenue near East 178th Street in West Farms, outside P.S.

595 – The Colibrí Community School, according to police and his brother. Teron, who was married with a 2-month-old son, Cairo, was rushed to St.Barnabas Hospital, where he clung to life before succumbing to his injuries. His older brother, Jorge Teron, 39, a former professional boxer now based in Las Vegas, told The Post he was in bed when Carlos’ wife called his own wife with the shattering news. “I said, ‘What’s going on?’ and she finally told me what happened, and I started screaming,” Jorge said in a Wednesday afternoon phone interview.

“It’s something no one ever expected — no call like that.“He had a 2-month-old baby boy at home,” a choked-up Jorge added.“Things were looking up for him.

He just got a new car.He was working, he just got a new apartment and car.

Things were really looking good for him, and he was excited.”Jorge — a former NABO Lightweight champion who competed from 2005 to 2011 — said his brother followed in his footsteps but was a strong boxer in his own right. Carlos’ boxing career spanned from 2004 to 2008, and he took part in the acclaimed New York Daily News Golden Gloves tournament.“He had over 100 amateur fights,” his brother said.“He was a very good amateur boxer.

He followed in my steps in that regard.When we were growing up, anytime you saw me, you saw him.” “He wanted to be a boxer just like me,” Jorge added.

“He was a very good boxer himself, not just because of me, but he was just a good boxer by himself.”When Carlos was a junior at Wildcat Academy in the ...