Photo by Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
On Friday, May 29, 2020 at approximately 9:31 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of an aided male near the corner of Bolton Street and Pelham Parkway, within the confines of the 49th precinct.
Upon arrival, officers were informed that a 69-year-old male was removed from the location by EMS, and transported to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, with a laceration to the forehead, where he was subsequently pronounced deceased.
The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death and the investigation remains ongoing.
The deceased has been identified as:
Mejia, Cesar
69-year-old male
2190 Bolton Street
Bronx, NY
Anyone with information about the 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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @ NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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