Family provider fatally shot in head during clash on Bronx street

A hardworking father was fatally shot in the head during a clash on a Bronx street, police said Wednesday, devastating his family.

Anthony “Wolfie” Gonzalez, 35, got into an argument with his killer on Gleason Ave. near St. Lawrence Ave. around 10:30 p.m. July 11, cops said.

The killer pulled a gun and shot Gonzalez in the head as the quarrel escalated, according to police.

Medics rushed the victim to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died two days later. He was just around the corner from his home when he was shot. The gunman ran off and remains on the loose.

Relatives were left at a loss over the killing.

The victim had “no menace in his heart,” his half-brother Miguel Gonzalez told the Daily News on Wednesday.

“He was just a gentle and great person. He wore his heart on his sleeve. He was a great uncle, great father,” said Miguel Gonzalez, 41.

Along with caring for his daughter, the victim was a father figure to his entire family, the half-brother added.

“He was the man of the house. Took care of his mother ... and he stepped to the plate and took care of his family. He took care of three of his biological siblings,” said Miguel Gonzalez, adding that the victim went to apprentice school straight out of high school.

“He’s been working since he was 17 years old,” he added. “I’m just lost for words.”

Relative Sandy Gonzalez, who organized a GoFundMe for funeral expenses, said Anthony Gonzalez “was the victim of a senseless act of violence behind the gun of a coward.”

“He leaves behind a brokenhearted daughter, mother, sister, brothers and close friends considered family,” she wrote. “He was too good for this world. Anthony has always been our go to, our confidant, our heart, our wolfpack leader, our hero and one of the greatest men we have ever known.”

The victim was “someone you wanted to strive to be like,” said his nephew, Martin Colon, 21.

“You could walk all the way down the block and people would love him, no matter what,” he said. “He was the type of person, he would look so angry, but when you get to come up to him — a big cheesy smile. He was always happy.”

Relatives are demanding justice over the slaying.

“We’re confused,” said Colon. “For somebody who was loved by an entire block and treated with love and respect and treated everybody the way he was treated, this was unnecessary. It was uncalled for.

“Justice needs to be served immediately.”