POLICE CORDON OFF the crime scene at East 207th Street between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place in Norwood, The Bronx in the early hours of Monday, June 8, 2026. V1 Video by Síle Moloney

According to one police source, the NYPD are searching for two people who fled the scene after a 23-year-old man was fatally shot multiple times in the Norwood section of The Bronx in the early hours of Monday morning, June 8.

 

A police spokesperson said that on Monday at 00.08 a.m., the NYPD responded to a report of an assault at the intersection of East 207th Street and Decatur Avenue.

 

P.S. 56 is located at the junction though the shooting appears to have taken place on East 207th Street between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place.

 

“Upon arrival, officers observed a 23-year-old male with multiple gunshots wounds to the torso,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests at this time and the investigation is ongoing.”

 

According to one police source, the NYPD are looking for two males who fled the location in a black BMW sedan, northbound, on Parkside Avenue [Place]. The motive or circumstances leading up to the shooting are unknown at this time, according to the police source.

 

The deceased has since been identified as Jayden Purvis of the Forest Houses section of the South Bronx.

At the crime scene, East 207th Street was blocked off between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place. One young person, who was later joined by two of his friends and a parent, and who said he did not see the shooting, explained that he heard around three shots fired when he was further away at a Laundromat on Decatur Avenue, closer to East 204th Street.

 

He said around 6 minutes later, as he was walking back towards Parkside Place, he came across the victim lying on the street face down.  He said when he found the victim, he and his friends called the police.

 

Homicide Scene at East 207th Street and Decatur Ave, Norwood, Bronx, June 8, 2026. V3 Video by Síle Moloney

The youth said the victim’s phone rang while they were waiting for emergency services to arrive and he believes it was the victim’s wife / partner. She asked about the victim and the youth who found him said he told the woman, “I think he’s dead.” He said the woman was distraught.

 

Homicide Scene at East 207th Street and Decatur Ave, Norwood, Bronx, June 8, 2026. V4 Video by Síle Moloney

The youth indicated that there was blood on the victim’s shoulder / arm and he estimated that he was around 25. One other male resident said he heard gunfire from inside his home earlier but had thought it was fireworks.

 

Homicide Scene at East 207th Street and Decatur Ave, Norwood, Bronx, June 8, 2026. V5 Video by Síle Moloney

Speaking in Spanish, another male resident commented, “It’s very rare for something like this to happen here. It’s a good neighborhood with hardworking people. It’s unusual to see the police here.”

 

Homicide Scene at East 207th Street and Decatur Ave, Norwood, Bronx, June 8, 2026. V6 Video by Síle Moloney

A police official at the scene was heard referring to the number eight, possibly referring to gunshots. Detectives were later seen interviewing the group of youths who discovered the victim.

 

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/, on X @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.