Atlantic City, N.J. ? For Elisa Hernandez, no meant no — and a tragic death at age 15.

When a frustrated suitor named Alfred Bishop asked her for a kiss, she refused him. Again and again, he asked. She said no. When he pulled out a revolver and pointed at her head, she pushed it away.

“She laughed him off,” Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeffrey Blitz said.

The rejection cost her: After being rebuffed, Bishop shot her through the eye, cutting short the life of a bubbly, self-assured high school sophomore who loved hip-hop and dancing and went by “Lisa,” according to authorities.

“She was just joyful, a funny, outgoing person who didn’t care if people talked about her,” said friend Barb Parred, 21.

Bishop, 21, fled after the shooting late Tuesday but was captured in Washington, D.C. He was being held without bail.

On Tuesday night, the teen walked across the courtyard from the Brigantine Homes housing project unit she shared with her parents, both casino workers, and two siblings to visit with friends.

She was already inside apartment 880A visiting with three girls who lived there when authorities say Bishop arrived.

After some casual conversation in the kitchen, Bishop tried to get Hernandez to kiss him, but she laughed at him, according to Blitz.

Bishop then pulled out the gun, put it to her head and again demanded a kiss, Blitz said. According to witnesses, she said no and pushed the gun away twice before he shot her through the left eye and fled, Blitz said.

Hernandez died at the scene.