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The NYPD has confirmed a 43-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Norwood man on Saturday.
Police responded to a call regarding a man who had been shot on Saturday, Feb. 19, at approximately 3.17 p.m., on the corner of East Tremont Avenue and Belmont Avenue in the Tremont section of The Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers discovered a 44-year-old man with five gunshot wounds to the back. EMS responded and transported the victim to Saint Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. There were no initial arrests and the investigation had been ongoing.
The deceased was later identified as. Angel Ortega, 44, of Norwood.
On Monday, Feb. 21, Jose Santos, 43, of Crotona Avenue in the Crotona section of The Bronx was arrested in connection with the incident and has been charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
A person arrested and charged with a crime is presumed innocent, unless and until convicted in a court of law.
Anyone with information regarding 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 https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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the person who did this unforgivable sin has to receive the heavy punishment.
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Sorry, we don’t have an app unfortunately.
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