On Saturday, August 27, 2022,at approximately 0350 hours, police responded to a 911 call of persons,shot near the corner of E. Burnside Avenue and Grand Concourse, within the confines of the 46th Precinct in tne Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed three (3) persons with sustained gunshot wounds as follows.
- Victim #1, a 22-year-old male, was shot in the head;
- Victim #2, a 25-year-old male, was shot in the left leg;
- Victim #3, a 22-year-old male, was shot in the torso.
EMS responded to the location and transported the three victims to St. Barnabas Hospital, where victim #1 was pronounced deceased, victim #2 was in stable condition, and victim #3 was in critical condition.
A 22-year-old male was taken into custody away from the incident location, with charges pending.
No firearm has been recovered at this time.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Joshua Thomas
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10467
There have been no arrests made and the investigation remains ongoing.
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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