Cops Arrest Suspect in Shooting Near Bronx Museum

By Dan Gesslein &

David Greene 

Bronx Voice 

January 11, 2023

BRONX - Police have made an arrest in the shooting of a man around the corner from the Bronx Museum of the Arts. 

Cops arrested 31-year-old Michael Cordero of Clay Avenue. He was charged with attempted murder and assault. 

According to police, November 24 began with a verbal dispute that led to gunfire, reported at 1:23 a.m. outside of 1011 Carroll Place. A 27-year-old man was shot at "multiple times" and struck two times in the left leg.

Officers from the 44th Precinct reported that the suspect fled eastbound on East 164 Street towards Sheridan Avenue. 

The victim was transported to Lincoln Hospital and was reported in stable condition. 

The shooting took place around the corner from the Bronx Museum of the Arts off the Grand Concourse.  

Cordero was arrested after police released surveillance video taken from a nearby grocery store.