Fordham Heights: Police Arrest Man 49 on Assault Charges following Death of 2nd Man 62

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police “Do Not Cross” line.
Photo by Jose Miranda on Flickr

Police have launched a murder investigation following the killing of a 62-year-old man in Fordham Heights in May. One 49-year-old man has been arrested on assault and other charges in connection with the incident.

As reported, and according to the NYPD, on Sunday, May 21, at 8.50 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been assaulted at 2200 Grand Concourse. “Upon arrival, [an] officer observed [a] 62-year-old male with trauma to the head,” a spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to BronxCare Health System, where he was pronounced deceased on Monday, June 5, 2023.”

The deceased has been identified as Jose Morillo, of Valentine Avenue in the Mt. Hope section of the borough.

THE NEW YORK City Police Department had been asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in this video who department officials said was sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Fordham Heights on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The victim has since died and the incident has been reclassified as a homicide.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, police said Arkym Davis, 49, of Grand Concourse in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx, was arrested in connection with the incident. They said he was charged on Saturday, May 27, at 12.55 p.m. in the 46th Precinct with assault
aggravated harassment, and harassment.

A person arrested and charged with a crime is deemed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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