Taliq Carter, 18, Arrested For The Murder Of Rodney Truss, 23

Published on November 25, 2022, 3:49 am
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On Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at approximately 0241 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a person, stabbed inside of a residential building, located on Westchester Avenue, 6th floor stairwell area, within the confines of the 45th Precinct in the Bronx.

Upon arrival, officers observed a 23-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive, with a stab wound to his right leg.

EMS responded to the location and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.

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

Victim:

Rodney Truss
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10461

Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following 18-year-old male individual was arrested and charged in regard to the above-listed incident.

Arrested:

Taliq Carter
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10462

Charges:

  • murder;
  • manslaughter;
  • 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 1800577TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 188857PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stopperswebsite or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All tips will be kept strictly confidential.

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NYPD