Wayne Smith

Bedford Park: Police Make Fresh Appeal to Public for Help Identifying Suspect in Fatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police have made a fresh appeal to the public for help identifying a suspect who is sought for questioning in relation to the fatal shooting of two men in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx in February 2022.   As previously reported, on Saturday, Feb. 12, at around 10.54 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot at East 198th Street and Webster Avenue in Bedford Park, located in the 52nd precinct. Upon arrival, police observed two aided men in front of 397 East 198th Street. One 24-year-old man had suffered a gunshot wound


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Man Charged with Fatal Shooting of Another Man Outside Bedford Park Baby Shower

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, March 10, that a New Rochelle man has been charged with second-degree murder and additional charges for fatally shooting a man during a bloody melee in Bedford Park which also left the defendant’s brother dead.   Clark said the defendant, Wayne Smith, 28, of New Rochelle, NY, was arraigned on Thursday on charges of second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, first-degree gang assault, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal possession of a firearm before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Steven Barrett.   She said, “The defendant and several other


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