Pursuant to an ongoing murder investigation, on Monday, May 3 at 11.30 a.m., police arrested Omar Barnes, 19, of East 108th Street in East Harlem. He was charged with murder in the 47th precinct

 

Police responded to a 911 call regarding an individual who had been shot in front of 924 East 225th Street in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, on Saturday, April 24, at approximately 11 p.m.

 

Upon arrival, police observed an 18-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive with gunshot wounds to his face, chest and right shoulder.

 

EMS also responded and transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. There are no arrests at this time. The investigation is ongoing.

 

The deceased has been identified as Jameik Bishop, 18, of 924 East 225th Street in the Wakefield section of The Bronx.

 

The incident took place in the 47th precinct.

 

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 Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.