On Friday, September 15, 2023, at approximately 1441 hours, officers responded to a 911 call of multiple aided children inside of 2707 Morris Avenue, within the confines of the 52nd Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers discovered a 1-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive, a 2-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive, and a 8-month-old female unconscious and unresponsive inside of the location.
EMS responded to the location and removed all the aided individuals to Montefiore Medical Center, where the 1-year-old male was pronounced deceased. The 2-year-old male is currently listed in critical condition and the 8-month-old female is listed in stable condition. A fourth aided individual, a 2-year-old male, was removed via private means to BronxCare Health System, where he is listed in stable condition.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Nicholas Dominici
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10463
Pursuant to the ongoing investigation, the following 41-year-old male and 36-year-old female individuals were arrested and charged on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at approximately 2000 hours, within the confines of the 52nd Precinct.
Arrested:
Carlisto Acevedo Brito
2705 Morris Avenue
Bronx, NY 10468
Charges:
- murder: depraved indifference;
- manslaughter: person under 11 years old;
- manslaughter: recklessly cause death;
- assault: cause injury thru risk of death (4 counts);
- assault: cause injury during felony (4 counts);
- assault: cause serious injury (4 counts);
- assault: recklessly cause serious injury (4 counts);
- criminal possession of a controlled substance (3 counts);
- criminal possession of a controlled substance / narcotic;
- criminal possession of narcotic drug;
- endangering the welfare of a child (4 counts).
Arrested:
Grei Mendez
2705 Morris Avenue
Bronx, NY 10468
- murder: depraved indifference;
- manslaughter: person under 11 years old;
- manslaughter: recklessly cause death;
- assault: cause injury thru risk of death (4 counts);
- assault: cause injury during felony (4 counts);
- assault: cause serious injury (4 counts);
- assault: recklessly cause serious injury (4 counts);
- criminal possession of a controlled substance (3 counts);
- criminal possession of a controlled substance / narcotic;
- criminal possession of narcotic drug;
- endangering the welfare of a child (4 counts).
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Anyone with information related to 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 or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
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