On Sunday, April 13, 2025, at approximately 0447 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a person, shot in front of 226 Quincy Street, within the confines of the 45th Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 24-year-old male victim with two gunshot wounds to his chest.
EMS responded and transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi, where the victim was pronounced deceased.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Jeremy Ortega
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10465
There have been no arrests made and the investigation remains ongoing.
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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