Photo courtesy of the NYPD
Police are appealing to the public for help locating the person seen in the attached photo who they said is sought, pursuant to an ongoing investigation, in connection to a fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man on the Cross Bronx Expressway by Jerome Avenue last August.
As reported, on Aug. 25, a minor fender-bender on the Cross Bronx Expressway turned deadly at just before 11 p.m. when officers from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a shooting victim on the expressway in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue. Upon arrival, they said they discovered a 40-year-old male victim who had been shot near the scene of a vehicle collision on the southbound Cross Bronx Expressway, within the right travel lane.
Police said EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. They said further investigation revealed the victim had been involved in a non-injurious motor vehicle collision with a second vehicle at the incident location.
A police official told Norwood News, “The occupants of the second vehicle initially fled the location on foot. One of the male occupants returned a short time later, thereafter, in a grey Toyota Rav 4, along with another male. A dispute ensued that escalated to the 40-year-old male being shot.”
Police said the assailants then fled the location in the Toyota, which was recovered, unoccupied, a short time later within the confines of a neighboring precinct. Police said at the time that they were continuing to hunt for the two assailants. The victim was later identified as Fausto Rodriguez of nearby Macombs Road. There were no initial arrests, and the investigation remained ongoing.
On April 11, police said Joseph Espinal, a 26-year-old male, was being sought for questioning in connection with the incident.
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.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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