A young couple found having been shot to death and burned beyond recognition in a car at a Bronx park were victims of a deadly gang war sparked by a stolen purse.
Nikki Huang and Jesse Parrilla, both 22, were gunned dead in a series of retaliatory shootings after Huang told her friends of how a rival crew mugged her last Sunday and stole her purse, law enforcement sources said.
Jesse was not part of the conflict between the rival Up the Hill and the Down the Hill crews, the sources said, but rather ended up getting caught in the crossfire while spending time with Huang.
