Man, 44, fatally shot in lobby of Bronx NYCHA development
A 44-year-old man was fatally shot in the lobby of a Bronx NYCHA development, cops said Sunday.
The victim was shot in the neck in a Mill Brook Houses building on E. 137th St. and St. Ann’s Ave. in Mott Haven about 6:20 p.m. Saturday, police said.
EMS rushed the victim to Lincoln Hospital but he couldn’t be saved. His name was not immediately released.
It was the second fatal shooting in the Bronx’s 40th Precinct since Thursday, when a homeless gunman shot 27-year-old Jamal Bryant in the head in a lobby in the Mott Haven Houses, just a few blocks from Saturday’s slaying.
The alleged shooter, James Rivera, 41, was arrested that night and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
Police have made no arrests in Saturday’s slaying.
As of Nov. 28, there have been 15 homicides in the 40th Precinct this year, up from 13 for the same time period last year.
This is the third slaying in the Mill Brook Houses this year, with a fourth fatal shooting taking place just outside the development.
On Jan. 25, police found Jessica Springman, 37, dead in her bathroom in the complex. Her death was ruled a homicide in June.
A month later, 42-year-old Levar Jones was shot in the lobby of one of the buildings, on E. 137th St. near Cypress Ave., while a music video was being recorded nearby.
And on Aug. 27, a teenage gunman ambushed Demetry Aristud in broad daylight on the corner of E. 137th St. and St. Ann’s Ave, shooting the 28-year-old dad three times in the chest, cops said. Police arrested a 17-year-old suspect in his killing in September.
