Williamsbridge: Four Sought following Multiple Shooting Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video who are sought for questioning in connection to a shooting that occurred in Williamsbridge. It was reported to police that on Feb. 27, at around 6.23 a.m., at the corner of East 213th Street and Barnes Avenue, three unidentified individuals fired 15 rounds into a victim’s parked vehicle. “The individuals fled northbound on Barnes Avenue in a white Mercury Marquis, 4-door sedan that another unknown individual was driving,” a police spokesperson said. “The victim’s vehicle was vacant at the time of this incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

District 18 City Council Member Amanda Farías presented a check of $25,000 to support Jacobi’s Stand Up to Violence (SUV) program in early February. The SUV program is the first hospital-run, cure violence-based program in the nation. During a February press conference held to announce the funding, Jacobi’s SUV unit reported it had seen a 59 percent decrease in the likelihood of violent re-injury in SUV patients, and also a 59 percent decrease in gunshot wound victims within the borders of the precincts which the SUV unit serves. Hospital officials said the council member committed funds to assist with

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance locating the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought for questioning in connection with a robbery and assault of an elderly woman that occurred in Fordham Manor. It was reported to police that on Sunday, March 3, at around 4.45 a.m., opposite 327 East Kingsbridge Road, a 70-year-old woman was approached by an the unidentified male suspect who snatched her purse and elbowed her in the face, causing her tooth to fall out. “Two good Samaritans at the scene chased down the suspect,” police said, and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Woodlawn Heights. A police spokesperson said the incident took place on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 8.22 p.m. at the corner of Katonah Avenue and East 235th Street, where the unidentified male suspect met a 29-year-old male victim at the location. “The male expressed interest on Facebook market to purchase the victim’s Apple MacBook,” the spokesperson said. “Upon meeting at the location, the victim showed the suspect the MacBook but the suspect grabbed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached video who is sought for questioning following an attempted robbery and shooting of a 51-year-old man in Tremont. Police said that it was reported to them that the incident unfolded on Friday, March 3, at approximately 00.45 a.m. when a 51-year-old male victim was at Gulf Gas Station, located at 1805 Webster Avenue in Tremont, as he was pumping gas into his vehicle. An NYPD spokesperson said, “An unidentified male individual drives up to the pumps in a white Mercedes Benz, exits his

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has opened a homicide investigation following the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man in Belmont. Police said that on Sunday, Feb. 26, at approximately 1.24 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding shots fired at the intersection of Bathgate Avenue and East 183rd Street. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 25-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to the head,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported the aided male to St. Barnabas hospital where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing at this time.” The

By DAVID GREENE

Outraged members of North Bronx Racial Justice were joined by students from Manhattan College outside the NYPD’s 50th Precinct on Kingsbridge Avenue in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx on Feb. 7, to protest the brutal beating by five Memphis police officers, of Tyre Nichols, 29, a Black man, on Jan. 7, following a traffic stop. Nichols died three days after the beating by the officers, who were also Black. The incident was captured on camera and shared with the world, drawing comparisons with the May 2020 murder in Minneapolis of George Floyd, 46, by since convicted, White, former

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video who is sought in connection to an incident of public lewdness that occurred on an MTA bus in Bedford Park on Feb. 11, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video and photo who is sought in connection to an incident of public lewdness that occurred on an MTA bus in Bedford Park. Police said that on Saturday, Feb. 11, at around 6.10 p.m.,

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Angellyh Yambo was a 16-year-old high school student with dreams of becoming a doctor when she was shot and killed as she walked home from school with friends in Mott Haven on April 8, 2022. On Tuesday, Jan. 24, on what would have been Angellyh’s 17th birthday, her family and friends gathered at her mausoleum in Woodlawn cemetery to mark the official launch of The Angellyh Yambo Foundation. During the emotional event, different colored balloons were released into the air marking the exact moment of her birth, 17 years earlier. Later, the family confirmed that the foundation’s website was