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On Wednesday Dec. 23, 2020, at around 12.02 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding an assault in progress in front of 1097 Boston Road in Morrisania, in the 42nd precinct. Upon arrival, officers encountered a 16-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the neck.
EMS also responded to the scene and transported the teen to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.
The deceased was identified as James Solano of 1020 Trinity Avenue in the Bronx.
On Monday, Dec. 28, Marquis Beckford, 22, of East 165th Street in the Forest Houses section of the Bronx, was arrested and charged at 11.21 p.m. in the 42nd precinct with second degree murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon.
An arrest does not necessarily mean a person is guilty of a crime.
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