Trio Wanted in Connection with Bronx Stabbing

Cops are investigating how a man fatally shot near the Big Pun Memorial ended up miles away.

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

February 1, 2023 

BRONX - Cops are trying to find out how a Bronx man shot near the Big Pun Memorial in Longwood ended up in a car parked miles away in Morrisania.

At around 2:21 pm on January 30, cops found the body of a 26-year-old man sitting in the passenger seat of a Honda CRV parked in front of 1180 Union Avenue in Morrisania. The victim was shot in the abdomen. 

EMS pronounced the victim dead at the scene. 

Trio Wanted in Connection with Bronx Stabbing

An investigation revealed that the victim had actually been shot on the corner of East 163 Street and Reverend James Polite Avenue, across the street from the Pig Pun Memorial in Longwood. The victim’s name has not been released pending family notification. 

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.