UPDATE Williamsbridge: Third Person Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 26-Year-Old Man on White Plains Road

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said they have arrested a third person, a teenager, following the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx earlier this month, and after two other men were previously arrested on separate dates in October.

As reported, police said that on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at around 6.43 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call regarding an assault in progress at 3254 White Plains Road. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 26-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest,” a police spokesperson said. “The victim was transported by EMS to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi in critical condition, where he was later pronounced deceased.

Police said there were no initial arrests, and the investigation remained ongoing. The deceased was identified as Fareed Adeyi of Williamsbridge, The Bronx.

On Oct. 20, police said that pursuant to an ongoing investigation, Norman Moore, 64, of Olinville, The Bronx, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 17, at 4.50 p.m. in the confines of the 47th Precinct, which covers the Bronx neighborhoods of Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, as well as Woodlawn Cemetery. They said he was charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon.

Pursuant to the ongoing investigation, police said on Oct. 22, that Devonte Moore, 24, of the same Olinville address as Norman Moore, was arrested the same day at 8 p.m. also in the confines of the 47th Precinct. They said he was also charged with murder, manslaughter, criminal possession of a weapon.

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, police said pursuant to the ongoing investigation, an unnamed 16-year-old male youth was also arrested the same day at 3.50 p.m. in the confines of the 47th Precinct, which broadly covers the Bronx neighborhoods of Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, as well as Woodlawn Cemetery.

The teenager has been charged with murder, manslaughter, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. All three defendants are 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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