Bronx District Attorney, Darcel D. Clark, announced on Monday, Feb. 1 that a Bronx man has been charged for fatally shooting another man in Fordham Heights the day after Christmas.

 

Clark said the defendant, Marquis Tanner, 30, of East 184^th Street, was arraigned on charges of second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon before Bronx Supreme Court Justice, Michael Gross, on Jan. 29. 2021. Tanner is being held in custody and is due back in court on March 29.

 

According to the investigation, at around 9 p.m. on Dec. 26, 2020 at a basketball court at 365 East 183rd Street, Tanner allegedly argued with the a 24-year-old victim, Alexandria Winchester, and shot the victim once in the neck. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was captured on surveillance video, and the defendant later confessed to the killing, saying he shot the victim over money.

 

Announcing the indictment via a press release, Clark said, “The defendant allegedly fatally shot the victim over a money dispute. We are working hard to bring justice to victims, and this indictment shows wrongdoers will be held accountable at the end of the day.” She added, “Our focus is on ending gun violence in the Bronx.”

 

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney, John Miras, counsel in the homicide bureau, under the supervision of Christine Scaccia, chief of the homicide bureau, and under the overall supervision of both James Brennan, deputy chief of the trial division, and Theresa Gottlieb, chief of the trial division. Clark thanked NYPD Detective Indiana McGowan-Anderson of the 46^th precinct and NYPD Detective Patrick Sullivan of the Bronx Homicide Squad for their assistance in the investigation.

 

An indictment does not mean a person is guilty of a crime.

 

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story included a different victim name. The Bronx District Attorney’s Office has since issued a corrected press release and has advised that the victim was incorrectly identified in the prior release.