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Silent Night Shooter Caught on Camera

Cops ID Victim



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 28, 2022 


BRONX - Police have discovered the identity of the victim and possibly the gunman in the Silent Night shooting near the Bronx Zoo. 


At around 4 am on December 26, police officers from the 48th Precinct responded to reports of shots fired. At the corner of Marmion Avenue and East Tremont Avenue they found a 26-year-old man lying in the street. 




EMS rushed the victim to nearby St. Barnabas Hospital but he was pronounced dead. 




Investigators have identified the victim as 26-year-old Carlos Gonzalez.




No motive for the early morning shooting or the reason why the gunman shot the victim so many times is unknown at this time.  


Police have released a photo taken from surveillance video on a nearby street prior to the shooting. They believe the man in the video is the gunman.


At the time of the shooting the gunman was said to be wearing a black bubble jacket, camouflage hoodie, blue jeans and red shoes. 





Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/

 or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.


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Location: Marmion Ave & E Tremont Ave, The Bronx, NY 10460, USA

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