Morris Heights: Murder Inquiry Opens after 25-Year-Old Woman Dies from Gunshot Injury

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A murder investigation has been launched following the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old woman in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx. On Sunday, June 19, at around 8.45 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a woman who had been shot opposite 1631 Nelson Avenue in Morris Heights, located in the 46th Precinct. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 25-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the neck,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022,” the spokesperson added. There

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 31-year-old male pedestrian is in critical condition following an early morning motor vehicle collision on the Major Deegan Expressway, police said. On Saturday, Sept. 10, at around 2.08 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision during which a pedestrian was struck on the Major Deegan Expressway in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue in Van Cortlandt Park, located in the 50th Precinct. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 31-year-old male with trauma about the body,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the aided male to St. Barnabas Hospital, in

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help identifying several young men who are sought in connection with a shootout that left a civilian employee of the NYPD wounded. Police officials say that officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to 2226 Andrews Avenue North in University Heights at 8:20 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, when gunfire was reported. One police source told Norwood News, “Two unknown male individuals that were part of a large group engaged in a verbal dispute with an unknown individual.” The source added, “As the dispute turned physical, the two unknown males displayed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 21-year-old man has died following a fatal shooting which took place on the border of Fordham Heights and Mt. Hope. On Thursday, Sept. 1, at around 4.05 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a person who had been shot inside an apartment at 2000 Valentine Avenue, located in the 46th Precinct. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 21-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the body,” police said. “EMS transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.” There were no initial arrests and the investigation remained ongoing. Pursuant to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a 22-year-old man has been arrested on murder charges following the shooting in the head of another 22-year-old man in Mt. Eden on Saturday. Two other young men are in hospital, one in critical condition, following the triple shooting. Police said that on Saturday, Aug. 27, at around 3.50 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a person shot near the corner of East Burnside Avenue and Grand Concourse in Mt. Eden, located in the 46th Precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed three people with sustained gunshot wounds. The first, a 22-year-old man, had been shot

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said they arrested a 14-year-old boy following the fatal shooting of another 14-year-old boy in the lobby of a Fordham Manor building that took place on Thursday. An NYPD spokesperson said on Thursday, Aug. 11, at around 1.06 a.m. police were alerted to a report of a man, shot at East 194th Street and Briggs Avenue. An NYPD spokesperson said, “Police observed an unidentified male teenager with a gunshot wound to his chest,” The spokesperson added, “EMS also responded and transported the male to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.” The victim was later identified

A female bus driver is in critical condition following a single vehicle bus collision after a Bx12 bus hit an elevated subway structure in the West Farms section of The Bronx. According to the NYC Department of Transportation’s (DOT) collision investigation squad, on Thursday, Aug. 4, at approximately 8.23 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision involving an MTA Bus at the intersection of Boston Road and Bryant Avenue. Upon arrival, officers from the 48th Precinct observed a 44-year-old woman, unconscious and unresponsive with head trauma. EMS responded and transported the woman to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Norwood neighbors of 35-year-old young husband and father, Nathaniel “Nate” Rivers, were still processing his sudden and tragic passing on July 21, just hours after a horrific, fatal stabbing ended his life as he sat in his car, sharing a pizza with his wife in the midst of a summer thunderstorm. His murder is one of 11 to have taken place in the 52nd Precinct so far this year, a jump of 450 percent in the precinct’s murder tally, compared to the same period last year (2). Just under two weeks later, on Aug. 2, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for a scooter-riding gunman who opened fire on a crowd sitting outside a Fordham Manor building, as they celebrated America’s independence. Police said the incident unfolded at 11:51 p.m. on Monday, July 4 when officers received a call about a person who had been shot outside 2705 Bainbridge Avenue, near East 196th Street. Officers from the 52nd Precinct arrived and discovered a 23-year-old male victim had been shot once in the abdomen by a scooter riding gunman. The assailant fled the scene, and the still-unidentified victim was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was listed in

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