Shooting

East Bronx: 60-Year-Old Man Survives Shooting with Minor Injuries

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
A 60-year-old man has survived a shooting with minor injuries on Saturday, June 17, in the Laconia section of the East Bronx.   A police spokesperson said the shooting occurred at around 8.30 p.m. at 1255 Adee Avenue. He said the victim incurred graze wounds to the hand. “He refused medical attention at the scene by EMS,” the spokesperson said.   The investigation is ongoing.   Anyone with information in regard to 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


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UPDATE East Bronx: 18-Year-Old Arrested following Fatal Shooting of Man, 22

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
An 18-year-old male youth has been arrested following the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man on Saturday, June 17, in the Laconia section of the East Bronx, police said.   A police spokesperson said at around 4.40 p.m., officers responded to reports of a male shot at 1219 Adee Avenue. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 22-year-old male shot in the chest. EMS responded and removed the male to NYC Health & Hospitals/ Jacobi where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing. The deceased has been identified as Miguel Molina of Adee Avenue in Laconia.


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Morris Heights: Police Appeal to Public for Help Identifying Suspect in Fatal Shooting of Man 42

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
  THE NYPD IS appealing to the public for help identifying the individual seen in this video who they say is sought in connection to a homicide that occurred in front of 1538 University Avenue in Morris Heights on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the individual seen in the attached video and photo who they say is sought in connection to a homicide that occurred in Morris Heights. Police said that on Saturday, June 10, at around 4.46 a.m., in the front of 1538 University Avenue,


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Fordham Heights: Man, 62, Hospitalized following Daylight Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
A 62-year-old man has been hospitalized following a daylight shooting in Fordham Heights on Friday, June 16.   An NYPD spokesperson said, “At 16.50 hours, at 2386 Ryer Avenue, a male…he was shot once in the knee.” The address is the location of Ryer Housing Development, and is located between East 187th Street and East 184th, one block from the Grand Concourse, according to Google Maps. The spokesperson added that the victim, whose age was confirmed as 62, was transported by EMS to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition.   “Perpetrators fled on foot southbound on Ryre Avenue,” the spokesperson


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Bedford Park: Two Sought in Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY  
  The New York City Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying the two people seen in this video who are sought in connection with an attempted assault / shooting that occurred in Bedford Park on June 2, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD   The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the two people seen in the attached video and photo who department officials said are sought in connection with an attempted assault / shooting that occurred in Bedford Park.   Police said that on Friday, June 2, at around 5.11 p.m., two


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Mom Flips Out as Son’s Alleged Killer Allegedly Tells Loved Ones “I’m Coming Out”

By DAVID GREENE
The Bronx mother of a young Norwood man who she alleges was shot 17 times inside a bodega in Fordham Manor now says the man charged with her son’s killing, allegedly told his own family members inside a courtroom, “I got this, I’m coming out,” which allegedly set off a heated exchange between the families of the victim and of the accused, and an alleged subsequent removal of some attendees from the courtroom.   The victim’s mother, who Norwood News has agreed not to name, is the parent of longtime Norwood resident, Angel “Pookie” Cuasant, 26, who was shot and


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Williamsbridge: NYPD Release Video of Group Sought in White Plains Road Shooting of Two

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the people seen in the attached video who department officials say are sought in connection with an assault that occurred at 3762 White Plains Road in Williamsbridge on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD   The NYPD has released photos and video of a group of people who department officials say are sought in connection with a shooting that occurred in Williamsbridge on Thursday afternoon, as previously reported, and is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating them.   Police said that on Thursday,


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UPDATE Williamsbridge: Man, 21, Shot in Leg under Elevated Train Tracks of 219th Street Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 21-year-old hospitalized man is in stable condition after he was shot in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx on Thursday afternoon, police said. A second man was also shot, officials said.   The incident occurred at White Plains Road and East 219th Street subway station on Thursday afternoon, May 11, underneath the elevated train tracks of the 219th Street Subway Station. A police spokeswoman told Norwood News on Thursday, based on a preliminary police report, “At around 13.45 this afternoon, we have a 21-year-old male….looks like he was shot at.. in the leg and he was taken to Montefiore


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Fordham Heights: Man Exonerated after 26 Years in Case of Shooting at East 183rd Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, May 10, that a Bronx judge vacated the attempted murder conviction of a Bronx man who served 26 years in prison, after investigations by her office’s Conviction Integrity Bureau, and by The Innocence Project, found that the man had been wrongfully convicted due to ineffective defense counsel. The case related to a shooting that occurred on the border of Fordham Heights and University Heights in 1996.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “Norberto Peets has served 26 years in prison, after being found guilty in a trial where his


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