Shooting

Williamsbridge: Search for Group following Non Fatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the group of individuals seen in the attached video who are sought for questioning in connection to a reckless endangerment incident that occurred in Williamsbridge, located in the 47th precinct. It was reported to police that on June 12, at around 3.22 a.m., in the vicinity of East 215th Street and Barnes Avenue, the group of unidentified individuals got into a verbal dispute with each other, at which point a reported good Samaritan, in a white Nissan, pulled up to the corner to speak to a female in the group. 


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Norwood: Police Search for Gunman Following Non Fatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the individual and vehicle seen in the attached video in connection to a burglary that occurred in Norwood, located in the 52nd precinct.   Police officials said, “On Tuesday, June 28, at approximately 7.59 a.m., in front of 3572 Dekalb Avenue, an unknown individual on a motorized scooter recklessly displayed a firearm and discharged it in the direction of an unknown victim walking at the location. No injuries or property damage have been reported at this time.”   Anyone with information in regard to this


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Bedford Park: Search for Gunman following Non-Fatal Shooting, Residents Want Cameras for P.S. 8

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached surveillance video and photo who is sought for questioning in connection to a non-fatal shooting that occurred in Bedford Park, located in the 52nd precinct.   On Wednesday, June 8, at around 2.20 p.m., a 22-year-old male victim was in a vehicle (as a passenger), located opposite 214 East Mosholu Parkway South, when he encountered the unidentified shooter. The gunman shot the victim in the back, and then fled on foot westbound along East 203rd Street, toward Valentine Avenue.    “The victim was removed


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UPDATE Fordham Heights: Second Person Arrested following Fatal Shooting of 29-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
The NYPD said on Monday, June 27, that they have arrested a second person in connection with a Fordham Heights fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man, in which the victim sustained a gunshot wound to the head. On Wednesday, June 7, at approximately 11.29 a.m., police said officers responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot opposite 2323 Walton Avenue, located in the 46th precinct. Upon arrival, police discovered the 29-year-old man, laying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his head. “EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was


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UPDATE Wakefield: Man, 51, Arrested on Murder Charges following Fatal Shooting of 34-Year-Old in Head

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 51-year-old man has been arrested following the shooting of a 34-year-old man in Wakefield. The man died following a gunshot wound to the head.   As reported, police officials said that on Sunday, June 5, at approximately 8.39 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call about an aided man at Wilder Avenue and Cranford Avenue, within the confines of the 47th Precinct.   “Upon arrival, officers observed a 34-year-old man inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the left side of his head. EMS responded and pronounced the man deceased at the scene,” they said. There were no


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Pelham Bay Park: One Arrested in Double Homicide Vehicle Fire Investigation

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Following the reclassification by the NYPD last year of a vehicle fire in Pelham Bay Park in the East Bronx to a double homicide investigation, the NYPD announced on March 7 that they arrested one person in connection with the incident.   As reported, on Monday, May 16, 2022, at around 4.19 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a vehicle that was reported to be on fire on Shore Road in the vicinity of Pelham Split Rock Course in Pelham Bay Park in the East Bronx. Upon arrival at the location, officers said the “observed a sedan on


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UPDATE 15-Year-Old & Now 18-Year-Old Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 11-Year-Old, Kyhara Tay, in South Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD announced on Monday, May 23, that a second person, an 18-year-old male, has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 11-year-old, Kyhara Tay, in the South Bronx. Police had previously announced that on Friday, May 20, a 15-year-old boy had been arrested in connection with the incident, and that officers were also searching for an additional person.   Police had sought the public’s help identifying the individuals seen in the attached video who were being sought in connection with the fatal shooting which took place on Monday, May 16, in the 41st precinct.   It was


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Mott Haven: 27-Year-Old Man Dies following Park Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Police said a 27-year-old man has died in Mott Haven, following a gunshot wound to the head.   On Saturday, May 14, at around 2 a.m., police said they responded to a call regarding a person who had been shot inside Joyce Kilmer Park, located at the corner of East 161st Street and the Grand Concourse.   Upon arrival, officers observed a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head, unconscious and unresponsive. EMS responded and transported the man to Lincoln Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.  


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Kingsbridge Heights: NYCHA Supervisor Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Shooting Superintendant

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, May 12, that a former New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) employee was sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting a building superintendent multiple times after being written up for a job infraction.   According to the investigation, as detailed by the prosecution, on Jan. 6, 2020, inside Fort Independence Houses, a residential housing complex located at 3340 Bailey Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, the defendant, Frankie Corchado, 48, who worked as a supervisor of caretakers, met with Charles Newton, the superintendent, along with a manager.


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