Mt Hope: 36-Year-Old Man Found Fatally Stabbed East at Burnside Avenue & Valentine Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 36-year-old man has died following a fatal stabbing in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx, police said.

An NYPD spokesperson said that on Saturday, April 26, at around 3.56 a.m., police from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a person who had been stabbed at East Burnside Avenue and Valentine Avenue.

POLICE ARE SEEN at the crime scene after a 36-year-old man was found fatally stabbed at East Burnside Avenue and Valentine Avenue in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx in the early hours of Saturday, April 26, 2025. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ App.

“Upon arrival, officers observed a 36-year-old male with multiple stab wounds to the torso,” the spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.”

The identity of the deceased has since been identified as Christopher Fuentes from the Morrisania section of The Bronx.

MAJOR CRIME STATISTICS for the 46th Precinct for the 28-day period ending April 20, 2025, compared to last year (left), and year-to-date major crime statistics for the 46th Precinct as of April 20, 2025, compared to last year (right). This precinct covers some or all of Fordham, University Heights, Morris Heights and Mt. Hope.
Source: NYPD via Compstat

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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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