MCDONALDS SMACKDOWN NEAR YANKEE STADIUM

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By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 14, 2023

BRONX - A man was shot and killed across the street from a famous Arthur Avenue bakery in the Bronx’ Little Italy. 

Cops say a 22-year-old man was repeatedly shot in front of a grocery store at 689 East 187 Street, across the street from the landmark Artuso Bakery in the Bronx’ Little Italy. 

The victim died from his injuries.  

Police have identified the victim as 22-year-old Miguel Vargas of Tiebout Avenue. 

At around 7 pm on February 13, police received a 911 call of a man shot inside of Ismael Convenience Store across from the bakery. Cops arrived to find Vargas with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. 

MCDONALDS SMACKDOWN NEAR YANKEE STADIUM

BRONX - A Good Samaritan suffered a beat down and received a fractured jaw for his troubles in attempting to break up two men fighting inside a McDonald’s next to Yankee Stadium. Cops say the attacker had no connection to his victim or the two men arguing that the Good Samaritan tried to break up.

EMS rushed Vargas to nearby St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead.    

No arrests have been made at this time and the case in under investigation.   

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.