Deaths
Mt Eden & Belmont: Two Fentanyl Mills Busted, Some Fentanyl Packages Marked as “Taliban”
Federal and state law enforcement announced Friday, April 10, that three large-scale, yet unrelated fentanyl packaging mills were busted in The Bronx and Manhattan on Wednesday, April 8. In the Bronx, the mills were located in the Mt. Eden neighborhood and close to the Bronx Zoo and Arthur Avenue in the Belmont neighborhood, officials said.
Fieldston: Third Person Charged following Murder & Nonfatal Shooting by 242nd St Subway Station
Police said a third person has been arrested following the fatal shooting of a 44-year-old man and the hospitalization of a 35-year-old man after a double shooting in the Fieldston section of The Bronx, just north of Kingsbridge, on Sunday, Jan. 25. As reported, a man and a woman were previously arrested in connection with the incident.
UPDATE Norwood: 26-Year-Old Man Hospitalized after Stabbing on East Mosholu Parkway North
Kingsbridge Heights: One Firefighter Incurs Minor Injuries in Grand Concourse Fire
UPDATE Bedford Park: 32-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed in MTA Bus-Motorcycle Accident Near Tracey Towers
A 32-year-old male motorcyclist has died following a two-vehicle collision involving an MTA bus close to Tracey Towers in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, police say. Separately, at least two videos posted to social media have made reference to a police chase seemingly insinuating that the chase resulted in a crash. Currently, Norwood News is unable to confirm if there is any link between the two incidents, given the timing of each.
UPDATE AG Announces Sentence of 3-9 Years for Fmr NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran in 2023 Killing of Eric Duprey
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the sentencing of 3 to 9 years on Thursday, April 9, of former NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran, 38, of Putnam County, for causing the death of Eric Duprey on Aug. 23, 2023, during an undercover drug bust in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx. The defense plans to appeal.
BLM Calls on BX Electeds to Request 15 Years for Convicted Former NYPD Sgt. in 2023 Killing of Eric Duprey
Ahead of the sentencing of now former NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran, 38, on the charge of the [involuntary] manslaughter of Eric Duprey, 30, amid a drug sting operation in Fordham Manor in August 2023, Black Lives Matter of Greater New York held a press conference on Tuesday, April 7, outside Bronx Borough Hall in the Concourse section of The Bronx, and called on various Bronx elected officials to voice their opinion on the case.
