On Saturday, September 21, 2024, at approximately 0325 hours, New York City Police Department (NYPD) police officers responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress, in front of 1186 Evergreen Avenue, within the confines of the 43rd Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed an unidentified male victim with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
EMS responded and transported the 17-year-old male victim to NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Sincere Campbell
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10472
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, detectives have submitted a photograph, depicting the 28-year-old male individual, wanted in connection with the incident above.
Wanted:
Christopher Mejia
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10472
A surveillance photograph of the suspect is attached and available at DCPI.
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), followed by entering TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
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