Police have arrested a man on murder charges in connection with a shooting that occurred in University Heights on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.

 

On the date in question, at 8.50 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding an assault in progress in the vicinity of West 184th Street and Aqueduct Avenue in the University Heights section of the Bronx, in the 52nd precinct.

 

Upon arrival, officers discovered a 26-year-old man lying on the ground with gunshot wounds to his chest and neck. EMS responded and transported the man to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.

 

The deceased was identified as Kevin Mason, 26, of West 182nd Street in the University Heights section of The Bronx.

 

Pursuant to an investigation, police reported on March 2, that Jamel Jackson, 33, of Davidson Avenue, in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx, was arrested on Monday, March 1, at 8.00 p.m. in the 52nd precinct. Jackson has been charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a loaded firearm.

 

An arrest is not proof that a person is guilty of a crime.