Skip to main content

Featured

Bronx Local News: Rikers Detainee Dies in Jail from Medical Episode

Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure   Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year. This article originally appeared in The City.  By Reuven Blau Bronx Voice November 22, 2025 NYC LOCAL NEWS - Edwin Ramos was hours away from freedom.  Ramos, 38, was set to plead guilty to an attempted burglary charge at a hearing in Brooklyn court Friday morning. The judge was then expected to release him from Rikers Island into some type of program, according to a source familiar with his case.  He died a few hours before that, after experiencing what appeared to be a seizure inside a shower, the city Department of Correction said in a press release.  “Just days ago, Mr. Ramos spoke with family and showed no signs of distress,” Legal Aid Society, which was handling his defense, said in a statement. “This morning, he was ...
Post a Comment
Read more
Labels

Neighbor Charged with Murder of 62-year-old Bronx Man

File Photo


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 1, 2023


BRONX - Police have charged a Bronx man with the murder of his 62-year-old neighbor. 




The NYPD announced the arrest of 51-year-old Angelo Miranda. He was charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal posession of a weapon: loaded firearm.



 

The identity of the victim has not been released pending family notification. 



Man Shot Near Big Pun Memorial in Bronx Murder Mystery



At around 10:30 pm on January 31, police arrived at 131 West 169th Street to find a 62-year-old man unconscious in the basement apartment. The victim suffered trauma to the head. 





EMS pronounced the victim dead at the scene. 


Cops say Miranda is the victim’s neighbor and the two men had gotten into a dispute at the time of the murder. 


Although there were obvious sign of trauma to the head, the medical examiner will determine the official cause of death pending an investigation. 



Labels:
Location: 131 W 169th St, The Bronx, NY 10452, USA

Comments

Post a Comment