On Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at approximately 0334 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a male, shot in the vicinity of E. 216th Street and White Plains Road, within the confines of the 47th Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 40-year-old male with gunshot wounds to the chest, in front of 3734 White Plains Road.
EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to NYC Heath + Hospitals / Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Obdulio Martinez
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10467
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following 30-year-old male individual has been arrested and charged in regard to the above-listed incident.
Arrested:
Roshane Allen
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10467
Charges:
- murder;
- assault;
- menacing;
- criminal possession of a weapon.
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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