On Sunday, July 21, 2024, at approximately 1613 hours, officers responded to a 911 call for a person, shot in the vicinity of 2010 Brucker Boulevard, within the confines of the 43rd Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 52-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound to the head.
EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Jose Baez
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10452
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation the following 28-year-old male individual was arrested and charged in regard to the above-mentioned incident on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at approximately 1835 hours, within the confines of the 43rd Precinct.
Arrested:
Julio Ramirez
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10456
Charges:
- murder in the 2nd degree;
- robbery in the 1st degree;
- crininal possession of a weapon in the 2nd degree – loaded firearm.
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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