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A 24-year-old man is dead, and his father is in custody after a street corner dispute among a group of young men led to a shoot-out with a pair of off-duty police officers, leaving the young man mortally wounded, and his 45-year-old father in handcuffs.
According to police officials, the dispute began at 4:15 a.m. outside of the Los Polmaritos Deli & Grocery at 2080 Valentine Avenue, located at the corner of East 180th Street in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx on Sunday, Aug. 29.
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At an NYPD press conference held later that morning, Chief Juanita Holmes, the NYPD’s chief of patrol, said, “A 24-year-old male and a 45-year-old male were involved in a dispute with a group of people. This dispute then turned physical.”
Holmes said that during the dispute, the 24-year-old victim brandished a firearm and fired several times into the crowd of mostly young men.
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She continued, “During this dispute, two off-duty police officers, who just finished their shift with the 46th precinct, were leaving the area. They observed shots being fired and engaged the suspects.”
She said the 24-year-old man pointed his gun and fired several times at the officers, who returned fire, fatally striking the man in the chest.
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Holmes concluded, “The 45-year-old male then picked up the injured suspect’s gun and fired rounds at the officers.” She said the 45-year-old was later taken into custody.
Holmes added that moments after the shooting, responding officers had attempted to render aid to the 24-year-old man, who died a short time later at St. Barnabas Hospital.
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The deceased was identified by police as Mike Rosado, 24, of East 150th Street in the Bronx. Police said his father, Rafael Rosado, 44, of Garfield Street in the Van Nest section of the Bronx, has been charged with attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal use of a firearm, and reckless endangerment.
A store surveillance video obtained by the NY Daily News shows the event unfolding. Initially, a woman is seen dancing and a man is seen smoking a hookah pipe. The video later ends with the elder Rosado, apparently, holding the weapon, and two women laying the younger Rosado, apparently, on the ground as officers arrive at the scene.
Watch as NYPD executives provide an update to the police involved shooting in the @nypd46pct from earlier this morning. https://t.co/e8m8OZdGTH
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) August 29, 2021
The two, as yet, unidentified off-duty officers were transported to Jacobi Hospital for observation after complaints of ringing in the ears. The investigation division and the NYPD’s detective bureau are continuing their investigation.
A protest regarding the shooting organized by residents of the local community was held on Monday, Aug. 30, outside the 46th precinct.
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The NYPD typically releases “bodycam” footage following the investigation into police-involved shootings.
A person arrested and accused of a crime is innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.
Anyone with information with 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 https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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