On Monday, July 20, 2020 at approximately 11:44 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of a man shot in front of 3340 Decatur Avenue, within the confines of the 52nd precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed a 24-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to the back. EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to Montefiore Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.

 

Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the deceased was identified as follows:

 

Rivera, James

24-year-old man

315 East 209 Street

Bronx, NY

 

On Aug. 12, the NYPD issued an update saying that pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following four individuals have been arrested on various charges as follows:

Arrested #1:

Harris, Tabu

20-year-old male

3110 Bainbridge Avenue

Bronx, NY

Charges:

Murder

Criminal Possession of a Weapon

Arrested #2:

Carter, Nasir

17-year-old male

2280 Bathgate Avenue

Bronx, NY

Charges:

Murder

Manslaughter

Criminal Possession of a Weapon

Arrested #3:

Bell, True

16-year-old male

3322 Decatur Avenue

Bronx, NY

Charge:

Murder

Arrested #4:

Santiago, Richard

20-year-old male

3864 Paulding Avenue

Bronx, NY

Charges:

Murder

Manslaughter

Criminal Possession of a Weapon

Reckless Endangerment

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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.