BRONX, NY — Police are searching for four suspects involved in a deadly shooting and robbery that occurred Sunday evening in the Soundview section of the Bronx.
At approximately 5:57 p.m. on December 15, four unidentified individuals approached a 24-year-old male and a 26-year-old male in front of 2025 Seward Avenue. The individuals struck the 24-year-old in the face with a firearm, causing a laceration, and discharged the weapon, striking the 26-year-old in the back.
The suspects then forcibly removed a wallet and cellphone from the 24-year-old victim before fleeing the scene on foot northbound on Olmstead Avenue.
EMS transported both victims to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, where the 26-year-old male was pronounced dead. The 24-year-old victim is listed in stable condition.
The NYPD has released images of the suspects and is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying those responsible.
Authorities urge anyone with information to contact the police as they work to track down the individuals involved in the fatal shooting and robbery.