On Saturday, June 18, 2022, at approximately 0020 hours police responded to a 911 call of a male with a stab wound inside of Lincoln Medical Center, located at 234 E. 149 Street, within the confines of the 40th Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, police were informed by hospital staff that a 32-year-old male walked into the hospital with what appeared to be stab wound to the torso.
Further evaluation determined that male was shot, not stabbed.
The victim was later pronounced deceased.
A preliminary investigation determined that the male was shot at 1224 College Avenue, within the confines of the 44th Precinct in the Bronx.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Derek Davis
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10456
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following 32-year-old male individual has been arrested and charged in regard to the above-listed incident.
Arrested:
Kurt Scott
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10456
Charges:
- murder;
- manslaughter.
- criminal possession of a weapon (2 counts).
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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