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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