UPDATE Fordham Manor: Man, 26, Fatally Shot at 2650 Briggs Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

THE NYPD’s CRIME Scene unit was observed parked along Briggs Avenue by 194th Street in Fordham Manor after a man was shot and killed on Sunday, December 18, 2022.
Photo by David Greene

The NYPD said a man was fatally shot in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx on Sunday morning.

POLICE CORDON OFF the crime scene with tape on the northeast corner of Briggs Avenue and East 194th Street in Fordham Manor after a 26-year-old man was shot and killed on Sunday morning, Dec. 18, 2022.
Photo by David Greene

Police said officers responded to a 911 call regarding a male who had been shot inside [2650 Briggs Avenue] on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 11.13 a.m.

POLICE RESPOND TO a fatal shooting of a man at 2650 Briggs Avenue in Fordham Manor on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022.
Photo by David Greene

“Upon arrival, they discovered a 26-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds throughout the body,” a police spokesperson said.

NYPD CRIME SCENE investigators were still gathering evidence at 2650 Briggs Avenue in Fordham Manor after a 26-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday morning December 18, 2022.
Photo by David Greene

“EMS transported the male to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced deceased,” the spokesperson added.

A DELI & GROCERY LOCATED adjacent to 2650 Briggs Avenue in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx is cordoned off by police on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 18, 2022, after a 26-year-old man was fatally shot.
Photo by David Greene

The spokesperson said that there are no arrests or suspects at this time and the investigation is ongoing. Police said the victim has since been identified as Angel Cuasant, 26, of Decatur Avenue in Norwood.

POLICE BLOCK OFF a large section of the sidewalk at Briggs Avenue and 194th Street in Fordham Manor after a 26-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday, December 18, 2022.
Photo by David Greene

The address of the incident is located beside a Deli & Grocery, which was cordoned off by police while they carried out their investigation. No other injuries were reported and no description of a suspect was available.

POLICE ARE SEEN at the site of where a 26-year-old man was fatally shot at 2650 Briggs Avenue in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx on Sunday morning, Dec. 18, 2022. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ App.

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

All calls are strictly confidential.

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