On Saturday, November 30, 2024, at approximately 1810 hours, New York City Police Department (NYPD) police officers responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress at 1022 Throgs Neck Expressway, within the confines of the 45th Precinct in the Bronx.

Upon arrival, officers observed a 30-year-old male victim with trauma about the body.

The voctim was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased.

Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.

Victim:

Kristopher Samaroo
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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