Edenwald: Murder Investigation Launched after Man is Shot on East 231st Street

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD has launched a murder investigation after a man was fatally shot in the Edenwald section of The Bronx on Thursday afternoon, March 20, close to the border with Wakefield.

MAJOR CRIME STATISTICS for the 46th Precinct for the 28-day period ending March 16, 2025, compared to last year (left), and year-to-date major crime statistics for the 46th Precinct as of March 16, 2025, compared to last year (right). This precinct covers some or all of Fordham, University Heights, Morris Heights and Mt. Hope.
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The incident took place at around 4.05 p.m., police said, when officers from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot inside 1101 East 231st Street.

MAJOR CRIME STATISTICS for the 50th Precinct for the 28-day period ending March 16, 2025, compared to last year (left), and year-to-date major crime statistics for the 50th Precinct as of March 16, 2025, compared to last year (right). This precinct covers some or all of Kingsbridge, Fieldston, Riverdale, Marble Hill, and Spuyten Duyvil.
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“Upon arrival, a 32-year-old male was discovered unconscious and unresponsive with gunshot wounds to the head and abdomen,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported the aided male to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.”

MAJOR CRIME STATISTICS for the 52nd Precinct for the 28-day period ending March 16, 2025, compared to the same timeframe last year (left), and year-to-date major crime statistics for the 52nd Precinct as of March 16, 2025, compared to last year (right). This precinct covers some or all of Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights.
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Police said there are no arrests at this time and the investigation remains ongoing. The deceased was identified as:
Xavier Goodson, 32, from Edenwald, The Bronx.

MAJOR CRIME STATISTICS for the 47th Precinct for the 28-day period ending March 16, 2025, compared to the same timeframe last year (left), and year-to-date major crime statistics for the 47th Precinct as of March 16, 2025, compared to last year (right). This precinct covers some or all of the neighborhoods of Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, as well as Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Crime statistics, including shootings, for the 47th Precinct, which covers the neighborhoods of Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, as well as Woodlawn Cemetery, are attached as of March 16, along with those for the 46th, 50th, and 52nd Precincts as of the same date.

Further below are the statistics for the number of guns removed from New York City Streets by the NYPD to date, both since the beginning of 2025 and, accumulatively, since Jan. 1, 2022 (the beginning of the Adams administration).

GUNS REMOVED FROM New York City streets by the NYPD from the beginning of this year (2025, left) and accumulatively since Jan. 1, 2022 to date (right).
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Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crimestoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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