On Monday, February 17, 2025, at approximately 1821 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a male, shot in front of 717 E. 187th Street, within the confines of the 48th Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, a 56-year-old male was discovered unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to the chest.
EMS responded and transported the aided to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Emilio Rosas
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10458
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following 62-year-old male and 35-year-old female individuals were arrested and charged at 1720 hours, and 1835 hours respectively, on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, within the confines of the 48th Precinct.
Arrested:
Tony Harris
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10458
Charges:
- murder in the 2nd degree;
- manslaughter in the 1st degree;
- criminal possession of a weapon in the 2nd degree, 2 counts.
Arrested:
Shantelle Degout
undomiciled
Bronx, NY 10458
Charges:
- assault in the 1st degree;
- assault in the 2nd degree;
- manslaughter in the 1st degree.
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.
.
