SOCIAL MEDIA SLIGHT LED TO GANG SHOOTING UP BRONX PLAYGROUND

Victim Met Woman and Was Then Blindsided by Attacker

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

February 15, 2023

BRONX - A man was vicious attacked while talking to a woman outside a Bronx apartment building. Now cops are not only searching for the attacker but the woman as well. 

At around 8:36 pm on February 5, a 44-year-old man met a woman in front of 1775 Davidson Avenue in Morris Heights. While he was talking to the woman, another man ran up behind and blindsided him. Cops say the attacker punched the victim repeatedly about the head. 

As the victim was reeling from his injuries, the attacker riffled through the man’s pockets. He removed $635 in cash from the victim before fleeing. 

Police released surveillance video of the suspects. The attacker is a heavy man with medium complexion with a beard. He was last seen wearing a dark hoodie with writing on the chest and sleeves, shorts and sandals. He was wearing a red or orange baseball cap. 

The woman was last seen wearing a pink jacket and light colored skirt. 

SOCIAL MEDIA SLIGHT LED TO GANG SHOOTING UP BRONX PLAYGROUND

BRONX - Two gang bangers have been convicted on federal gun crimes in connection with the shooting up of a Bronx playground. Prosecutors said the men opened fire on a group inside the park in retaliation for a video posted on social media. 

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.