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UPDATE Crotona: 26-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot

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The NYPD has opened a homicide investigation following the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man in Crotona, police said.

 

On Monday, Dec. 26, at around 4.05 a.m. at East Tremont Avenue and Marmion Avenue, police said they had a pick-up regarding a man who was shot in the area. “Police observed a 26-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive, with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported the male to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.” There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.

The NYPD has released a photo and a video of a fatal shooting that occurred on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, and are asking for the public’s assistance obtaining any useful information regarding the incident. Video courtesy of the NYPD

 

The victim has since been named as Carlos Gonzalez, 26, from the Foxhurst section of the South Bronx.

 

The NYPD has released a photo and a video of the incident and are asking for the public’s assistance obtaining any useful information regarding the incident.

The NYPD has released a photo and a video of a fatal shooting that occurred on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, and are asking for the public’s assistance obtaining any useful information regarding the incident. 
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

Anyone with information regarding 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/ and on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.

 

 

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