The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in this video who they say is wanted in connection with an attempted assault that occurred in the vicinity of Andrews Avenue and West 179th Street in University Heights on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. Video courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached video who they say is wanted in connection with an attempted armed assault that occurred in University Heights.

 

Police said that on Monday, Sept. 23, at around 2 a.m., a 28-year-old female victim was inside her apartment in the vicinity of Andrews Avenue and West 179h Street with an unidentified man she had met that night. “Once inside the apartment, the man made sexual advances, which the victim rejected.

 

“As the female escorted him out of her apartment, the wanted individual brandished a firearm and discharged one round towards the apartment door, which caused damage to the wall,” police said. “The wanted individual then fled on foot to parts unknown.” Police said there were no physical injuries reported as a result of the incident.

 

They said the suspect is described as male, has a dark complexion, is estimated to be between 25 and 40 years of age, and has a medium build. They said he was last seen wearing black jeans, a black t-shirt with a multi-color drawing on the front, and black sneakers.

October marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to New York State government officials, access to guns radically increases lethality risk in situations of domestic abuse, and abusers with guns are five times more likely to kill their partners.

 

On Oct. 9, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark joined other New York district attorneys and colleagues for the signing into law by New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul of the latest package of New York State gun violence prevention and protection bills.

 

The Office of the Bronx District Attorney’s 7th Annual 5K Run/Walk/Roll to End Domestic Violence takes place on Saturday, Oct. 26. See attached flier for details.

 

The Bronx DA’s domestic violence unit can be reached on (718) 838 6688.  Call 911 if you are in immedate danger.

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 onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.

 

Editor’s Note: The statistics cited are taken from the following reports and publications: Risk Factors for Femicide in Abusive Relationships: Results from a Multisite Case Control Study, published in the American Journal of Public Health (2003); Guns and Violence Against Women: America’s Uniquely Lethal Intimate Partner Violence Problem, published by Everytown for Gun Safety (2019); Domestic Homicide in New York State 2020, published by the Division of Criminal Justice Services (2021).