Police confirm they have arrested a second man in connection with the fatal shooting of two other men following an incident in Bedford Park in February.

 

Police said officers responded to a 911 call on Saturday,  Feb. 12, at approximately 10.54 p.m. regarding a man who had been shot at East 198th Street and Webster Avenue.

Upon arrival, they observed two aided men in front of 397 East 198th Street: a 24-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the torso, and a 28-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the face.

 

EMS also responded to the incident and transported both men to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where both were pronounced deceased. A 28-year-old man was taken into custody with charges pending, and a firearm was recovered at the scene.

 

The identities of the deceased were initially pending proper family notification.

Later on Sunday, Feb. 13, upon further investigation, police confirmed an additional suspect was being sought and provided the attached photos of the suspect.

 

Some time later on the same day, the NYPD confirmed that the deceased had been identified as Arnold Oliver, 24, of Peekskill, NY and Jamal Smith, 28, of New Rochelle, NY.

 

Police also confirmed that Wayne Smith, 28, of New Rochelle NY was arrested and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.

 

 

On Tuesday, March 29, police further confirmed that pursuant to an ongoing investigation, Nathaniel Sewell, 26, of Mount Vernon was also arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter, and gang assault, and criminal possession of a weapon.

A person arrested and charged with a crime is innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.

 

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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.