Police said they have made several arrests after a 25-year-old man was fatally shot on Monday evening, Sept. 1, in the Allerton section of The Bronx, and four other people, who were also shot, were hospitalized and remain in stable condition.

 

The NYPD said the department received a call at around 7.34 p.m. with a report of multiple people shot in front of 686 Allerton Avenue. “A preliminary investigation determined that five adult males were shot at the location,” a police spokesperson said. “All five males were transported by EMS to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi.”

 

The spokesperson said a 27-year-old male sustained a gunshot wound to the left foot, a 25-year-old male sustained a gunshot wound to the arm, a 21-year-old male sustained a gunshot wound to the arm, a 27-year-old male was grazed in the leg, and the 25-year-old male who sustained multiple gunshot wounds throughout the body was pronounced deceased at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi.

 

According to police, multiple persons of interest were taken into custody in the vicinity of the crime location. “One of the persons of interest, a 24-year-old male, sustained injuries from a vehicle collision in the vicinity of Arnow Avenue and Hone Avenue and was transported by EMS to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in critical condition,” they said. “The investigation remains ongoing.”

 

The deceased was later identified as Jamari Henry from the Wakefield section of The Bronx.

 

On Wednesday, Sept. 3, pursuant to an ongoing investigation, within the confines of the 49th Precinct, which covers the neighborhoods of Allerton, Morris Park, Van Nest, Pelham Parkway, Eastchester Gardens, and Pelham Gardens, police said they arrested five people the same day.

They said Heron Martin, a 21-year-old man from the Baychester section of The Bronx was arrested and charged with murder,
20 counts of attempted murder, manslaughter, 15 counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and 5 counts of reckless endangerment.

 

Martin lives close to Haffen Park in Baychester, where, as reported, a number of shootings took place on Saturday, Aug. 23, resulting in one fatality, one person who was critically injured, three other shooting victims, and four arrests. There is no indication that Martin was involved in the Haffen Park shootings.

 

In relation to the latest shootings in Allerton on Sept. 1, police said they also arrested Shamir Murray, a 19-year-old male, from the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx, and charged him with murder, 20 counts of attempted murder, manslaughter, 15 counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and 4 counts of reckless endangerment.

 

Additionally, police said they arrested Kai Oulai, a 19-year-old male from the Co-Op City section of The Bronx. They said he was charged with murder, 20 counts of attempted murder, 5 counts of manslaughter, 15 counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and 5 counts of reckless endangerment.

 

Police said they also arrested Jose Gomez, an 18-year-old male from the Wakefield section of The Bronx and charged him with murder, 20 counts of attempted murder, 5 counts of manslaughter, 15 counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and 5 counts of reckless endangerment.

 

Finally, police said they also arrested an unnamed 16-year-old male who was charged with murder, 20 counts of attempted murder, one count of manslaughter, 15 counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and 4 counts of reckless endangerment.

 

All defendants are deemed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.

On Friday, Aug. 29, New York City Mayor Eric Adams was joined at City Hall by Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, and anti-gun violence activist Yanely Henriquez, mother of 16-year-old high school student Angellyh Yambo, who spent some of her youth in Kingsbridge Heights and who was fatally shot in crossfire in the South Bronx in April 2022.

 

Adams talked about the recent deployment of 1,000 more police officers to The Bronx in response to a series of gun violence incidents in recent weeks and months, many involving young kids, including at the 36th Annual Bronx Dominican Day Parade. He said the new officers are being placed on foot patrol.

 

“And every officer, when they leave that academy, they’re trained with the skills they need to carry out their jobs,” the mayor said. “And one thing about the New York City Police Department, you stop being a rookie when you leave [from] graduation.”

 

He also talked about the possibility of opening more police precincts in the borough and of inviting gangs to Gracie Mansion in efforts to find a solution to the violence. More to follow.

 

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