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A man has been arrested in the context of a recent Pelham Parkway murder investigation.
On Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 at approximately 9.38 a.m., police responded to a 911 call in the 49th precinct regarding an unconscious man inside 2140 Cruger Avenue in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx. Upon arrival, police observed a 23-year-old man inside an apartment with multiple stab wounds to his torso.
EMS responded and pronounced the victim deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing. The deceased has been identified as Adam Saunders, 23, of East 42nd Street in Brooklyn.
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, on March 4, police confirmed that Johnnie Vickers, 39, of Cruger Avenue, The Bronx was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon on Wednesday, March 3, at 3.34 p.m. in the 49th precinct.
An arrest is not proof that a person is guilty of a crime.
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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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