It was reported to police that on Friday, March 18, 2022, at approximately 1331 hours, in the vicinity of 3559 Holland Avenue, an unknown individual shot the 24-year-old male victim in the torso, following a dispute.
EMS transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased.
The person of interest is described as a Black female, 17 to 20 years of age, who wore a black hooded sweater, black pants and white sneakers.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Stephaun Stewart
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10467
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following 18-year-old female individual has been arrested and charged in regard to the above-listed homicide.
Arrested:
Santiana Rodriguez
address withheld
Brooklyn, NY 11233
Charges:
- murder
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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