UPDATE University Heights: Victims of Double Homicide Identified

By SÍLE MOLONEY

POLICE ARE SEEN in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue following a multiple shooting in University Heights on Friday, May 24, 2024, after a man and a woman were shot dead and a third person was also injured in front of nearby 2290 Davidson Avenue in the University Heights section of The Bronx.
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The NYPD released the names of the two people who were fatally shot in University Heights in late May during a multiple shooting incident.

As reported, police launched a double-murder investigation following the shooting which occurred on Friday, May 24, after a man and a woman were shot dead, and a third person was also injured from gunshot wounds.

POLICE LAUNCHED A double-murder investigation following a multiple shooting in University Heights on Friday, May 24, 2024, after a man and a woman were shot dead and a third person was also injured in front of 2290 Davidson Avenue in the University Heights section of The Bronx.
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Police said that at around 00.14 a.m. on the morning of the shooting, officers from the 52nd Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a report of a person who had been shot in front of 2290 Davidson Avenue by Evelyn Place.

“Upon arrival, police observed a 36-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the chest, a 40-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the right arm, and a 44-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the chest,” a police spokesperson said. “The three victims were transported by EMS to St. Barnabas Hospital.”

YEAR-TO-DATE major crimes in The Bronx (right) as of May 12, 2024, and major crimes in The Bronx in the 28-day period ending May 12, 2024 (left), compared to the same period last year.
Source: NYPD

Police said the 36-year-old man and 44-year-old woman were pronounced deceased at the hospital, and the 40-year-old male is in stable condition. They said there were no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.

Later on May 24, police said the deceased had been identified as Claretha Daniels, 44, of Grand Avenue in University Heights and Justin Lawless, 36, also of the same Grand Avenue address in University Heights.

YEAR-TO-DATE major crimes in the 52nd Precinct (right) as of May 12, 2024, and major crimes in the 52nd Precinct in the 28-day period ending May 12, 2024 (left), compared to the same period last year.
Source: NYPD

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 Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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