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Bronx Local News: Bronx Man Repeatedly Slashed Across the Face with Knife

VIDEO: NYPD Looking for Slashing Suspect By Dan Gesslein  Bronx Voice  December 3, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - Cops are looking for the knife-wielding attacker who repeatedly slashed a Bronx in the face.  On November 21, 2025, around 4:30 p.m., a 28-year-old man was inside 192 East 167th Street when he got into a verbal dispute with another man. According to investigators, the argument quickly escalated into a physical fight. During the struggle, the other man pulled out a knife and slashed the victim several times on the left side of his face. Emergency medical crews rushed the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was listed in stable condition. Thankfully, his injuries weren’t life-threatening. Police say the attacker took off on foot, heading west on East 167th Street toward Grand Concourse. The man they are looking for is described as having a dark complexion. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a neon jacket, a blue sweater, black ...

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Arrest in Fatal Shooting of 62-Year-Old Bronx Man

Russell Scott Wells - Photo by Gun Violence Memorial


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

January 17, 2023


BRONX - Cops say they have arrested the man who shot a 62-year-old in the head on a residential Bronx street. 


Police arrested Baroney Lewis, 45, and charged him with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.  


At around 5 am on October 22, police were notified of shots fired by the ShotSpotter system. Responding officers arrived at 762 East 219th Street where they found 62-year-old Russell Scott Wells with a gunshot wound to the head. 


EMS raced Wells to Jacobi Medical Center where he was subsequently pronounced dead. 


Investigators did not reveal the motive for the shooting or the connection between the suspect and the victim. 

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