Update: Fordham Heights Youth Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 17-Year-Old in Claremont

Police confirmed arresting a youth from Fordham Heights on murder charges on Tuesday in relation to the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in Claremont last weekend. Police responded to a 911 call on Saturday, May 15, at approximately 9.07 p.m. regarding multiple people who had been shot at the rear of 1625 Webster Avenue in Claremont, in the 44th precinct. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 17-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his chest. EMS responded, and transported the youth to BronxCare Health System where he was pronounced deceased. Upon further investigation it was discovered

Police responded to a 911 call on Sunday, May 16, at approximately 00.31 a.m., regarding a man who had been shot in front of 340 East 184 Street in Fordham Heights, in the 46th precinct. Preliminary investigation revealed he was a 34-year-old man who had been shot in the abdomen during a dispute at the location. The man was transported by private means to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he succumbed to his injury. There are no arrests at this time. The investigation remains ongoing. The identity of the deceased is pending proper family notification. Anyone with information regarding this

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals seen in the attached photo who are sought in connection with a reckless endangerment (shots fired) incident that occurred in the 49th precinct. On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at approximately 10.54 a.m., while the two men were standing in front of 2825 Olinville Avenue in the Allerton section of the Bronx, one of the individuals displayed a firearm and discharged it. There were no victims reported or observed. The individuals then fled the location on foot. Surveillance photos of the individuals, taken from the vicinity of the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the NYPD announced on May 6 that new video had been released in relation to a slashing incident that occurred in the 52nd precinct on May 2. The video is attached. The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached videos and photo who is wanted in connection with a knife assault that occurred in the 52nd precinct. On Sunday, May 2, 2021 at approximately 2.45 p.m., the unidentified suspect engaged in a verbal dispute with an on-duty 41-year-old NYC Parks Department employee in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached surveillance video regarding a shooting that occurred in the 46th precinct. It was reported to police that on Tuesday, April 13, at approximately 1.14 p.m., on the corner of East 183rd Street and Grand Concourse in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx, the suspect discharged a firearm in the direction of a group of males who were inside a vehicle. No injuries were reported to police. The suspect fled to parts unknown. Surveillance video which shows the suspect,

A man has been arrested on murder charges in the case of the death of 39-year-old Robert Hill who was shot in Olinville, in April and later died from his wounds. Police responded to a 911 call, on Tuesday, regarding a person who had been shot at East 216th Street and Olinville Avenue in the Olinville section of the Bronx, located in the 47th precinct. The call came in on April 27 at 6.15 p.m. Upon arrival at the location, police discovered two people had been shot. The first victim, Hill, was shot in the chest and was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Sunday, April 4, 2021 at approximately 9.05 p.m., police responded to a 911 call about two male victims who had been shot in front of 2105 Monterey Avenue close to Belmont, in the 48th precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed a 37-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest and a 31-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. EMS responded to the location and transported both victims to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where the 37-year-old man was pronounced deceased, and the 31-year-old man remains in critical condition. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police responded to a 911 call regarding a woman who had been shot inside 3339 Hull Avenue, in Norwood, in the 52nd precinct on Wednesday, March 17, at approximately 10.09 p.m. Upon arrival, officers observed a 20-year-old woman inside the location, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to her head. EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, where she was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing. The identity of the deceased is pending proper family notification. Anyone with information with regard to this incident is

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney, Darcel D. Clark, announced on Monday, Feb. 1 that a Bronx man has been charged for fatally shooting another man in Fordham Heights the day after Christmas. Clark said the defendant, Marquis Tanner, 30, of East 184th Street, was arraigned on charges of second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon before Bronx Supreme Court Justice, Michael Gross, on Jan. 29. 2021. Tanner is being held in custody and is due back in court on March 29. According to the investigation, at around 9 p.m. on Dec. 26, 2020