Photo courtesy of the NYPD
The NYPD said four people have been arrested, including one from Norwood, following a gang assault that occurred in Fordham Heights.
Police said that on Monday, Jan. 1, at around 8.47 p.m., four individuals approached a 29-year-old male victim on the southbound “D” train platform of the 182nd Street-183rd Street subway station.
They said the victim wished the four a “Happy New Year” and subsequently became entangled in a verbal dispute with them. They said that as the dispute escalated, the group allegedly and repeatedly punched the victim multiple times in the face and body.
A police spokesperson said, “Acting in concert, one of the individuals proceeded to display an unknown sharp object and stabbed the victim throughout the body numerous times.” Police said the group later fled on foot to parts unknown and the victim was removed by EMS to St. Barnabas Hospital in serious but stable condition.
They said the first suspect is described as male, has braids, is between 5 feet, 6 inches and 5 feet,10′ inches tall, has a slim build, and a medium complexion. They said he was last seen wearing a black jacket with a red hoodie, multi-colored sneakers, and black pants.
Police said the second suspect is described as male, has glasses and braids, is estimated to be between 5 feet, 6 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and has a dark complexion. They said he was last seen wearing a black coat with a gray hoodie, black pants, and black and gray sneakers.
THE NYPD HAD been seeking the public’s help identifying the people seen in this video who they said were sought for questioning in connection with an assault that occurred on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, on the southbound “D” train platform of the 182nd Street-183rd Street subway station.
Video courtesy of the NYPD
They said the third suspect is described as male, has long hair, is estimated to be between 5 feet, 6 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and has a dark complexion. They said he was last seen wearing a red and black coat with multiple designs on the hood and red and black checkerboard-style pants.
Police said the fourth suspect is described as male, has long hair, is estimated to be between 5 feet, 6 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall, has a slim build, and a dark complexion. They said he was last seen wearing a black, Canada Goose coat, black pants, a black ski-mask, and black sneakers.
The NYPD said the first attached photo above was obtained from near the incident location after the incident took place.
On Jan. 4, pursuant to the ongoing investigation, police said detectives submitted an additional video and photo of those sought for questioning.
On Jan. 8, pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the NYPD said two people were arrested the same day at 9.53 a.m. within the borders of the 49th Precinct which covers the neighborhoods of Allerton, Morris Park, Van Nest, Pelham Parkway, Eastchester Gardens, and Pelham Gardens. The incident took place within the borders of the 46th Precinct.
They said Emmanuel Awah, a 19-year-old male from Mt. Eden, The Bronx, and Elias Afflada, a 19-year-old male from the vicinity of the Concourse section of The Bronx, were charged with attempted murder, robbery, and assault.
On Jan. 9, pursuant to an ongoing investigation, police said a 16-year-old male was arrested on Jan. 8 at 8.58 p.m. and was charged in the 49th Precinct with attempted murder, robbery and three counts of assault.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
Also on Jan. 9, police said on that Abdul Abdulai, 18 of Norwood, The Bronx was also arrested at on Jan. 9 at 10.55 p.m., also within the confines of the 49th Precinct, and was charged with attempted criminally negligent homicide, robbery, and three counts of assault.
A person arrested and charged with a crime is deemed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.
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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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I live two blocks from where this took place. It is a bad area. There is very little police presence in this train station. It is sad to see these young guys throwing their lives and futures away by committing these senseless crimes and getting themselves charged with a felony. A lot of these kids don’t understand the seriousness of a FELONY conviction in their record. They will never be able to get a good city or state jobs. A felony on your record basically will destroy your future. This is why we see so many young guys in our streets without good paying jobs. You need to stay out of trouble.