UPDATE Williamsbridge: 20-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot on Bronxwood Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 20-YEAR-OLD MAN died following a daylight shooting at 3724 Bronxwood Avenue (pictured) by East 217th Street in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
Photo by Síle Moloney

A 20-year-old man has died following a daylight shooting in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx, police said.

A police spokesperson said that on Thursday, April 17, at around 1.33 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress at 3724 Bronxwood Avenue [a corner deli] by East 217th Street.

“Upon arrival, officers observed a 20-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the neck and chest,” the spokesperson said, adding that EMS responded and transported the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi in Morris Park, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.

WHAT MAY POSSIBLY be diluted blood stains are seen on the sidewalk outside 3724 Bronxwood Avenue by East 217th Street in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx on Thursday night, April 17, 2025. A 20-year-old man was fatally shot at the location earlier that day.
Photo by Síle Moloney

Police said there are no arrests at this time and the investigation remains ongoing.

We spoke to some workers at the deli on Thursday night but they were not working at the time the shooting occurred. We spoke to some other residents also but they had not been at home when the incident took place and didn’t know anything about what had happened.

Other residents declined to comment. The deceased has since been identified as Sorai King of Williamsbridge, The Bronx.

YEAR-TO-DATE (right hand columns) major crimes as of April 13, 2025 for the 47th Precinct, as well as major crimes for the 47th Precinct for the 28-day period ending April 13, 2025 (left hand columns), compared to the same timeframes in 2024. The precinct covers the Bronx neighborhoods of Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, and Woodlawn Cemetary.
Photo by Síle Moloney

Year-to-date major crimes for the 47th Precinct as of April 13, 2025, as well as major crimes for the 47th Precinct for the 28-day period ending April 13, 2025, compared to the same timeframes in 2024 are attached. The precinct covers the Bronx neighborhoods of Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, and Woodlawn Cemetary.

GUNS TAKEN OFF New York City Streets since the beginning of the year and since Jan. 1, 2022, the beginning of the Adams administration.
Image courtesy of the NYPD

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 X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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