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Huge Lines Throughout the Bronx of People Looking for Food Hundreds of Bronxites turn out for a turkey giveaway at St. James Park and hosted by Councilwoman Pierina Sanchez. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice  December 2, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - Only weeks after the federal government shutdown temporarily halted millions of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients from getting their November’s benefits for food—Bronx nonprofits, churches, food banks and individuals stepped up to the plate, literally and delivered thousands of free turkey meals to the less fortunate for Thanksgiving. Bishop Boyd Singletary, the senior pastor and founder of the Alpha & Omega Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ who runs a food pantry with his mother pastor and co-founder of the church, Dr. Cheryl Singletary and a handful of volunteers held a turkey giveaway during their regular pantry event at The People’s Park on East 141 Street on November 19. On Satu...
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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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