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Fatal Fordham Road Shooting - 1 Dead, 1 Wounded

Cops Search for Gunmen in Fordham Road Shooting  One man is dead and another is in critical condition following a double shooting on Fordham Road. -Citizen By Dan Gesslein Bronx Voice April 24, 2024 BRONX - Cops are investigating a deadly shooting on Fordham Road in which one man was shot to death and another is fighting for his life. Police have identified the victim as 34-year-old Michael Mendez. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds during the overnight shooting.  At around 9:50 pm on April 23, officers from the 46th Precinct responded to reports of gunfire in the vicinity of Morris Avenue and East Fordham Road.   Cops found Mendez with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and his right armpit.  A 38-year-old male was found in front 2449 Morris Avenue. Cops said the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds throughout the body. He was rushed to nearby St. Barnabas Hospital where he is listed in critical but stable condition.  Mendez was also transported to Barnabas where he was pron
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Dumb Crook Tried to Use Stolen Credit Card at Restaurant






Robbed Man at Knifepoint Avoided Cameras


Then Caught on Video Using Stolen Credit Card


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

March 17, 2023


BRONX - If they weren’t dumb they wouldn’t get caught. Cops are hoping that old adage will lead to the arrest of a crook who robbed a man at knifepoint and then tried to use the stolen credit card in a restaurant.




At around 3:20 am on February 28, a 60-year-old man was standing next to his car parked in the vicinity if Macombs Road and West 176th Street when two men approached him. One of the men pulled out a knife.



The partner took the coat of the victim and removed the man’s wallet containing cash and credit cards.




The robbers then hopped into a blue Nissan and drove off.

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Hours later cops say one of the robbers tried to use the stolen credit card. At around 3 pm the thief tried to use the card which was reported stolen at a restaurant on West Burnside Avenue.





When the card was rejected the suspect fled the restaurant but not before his image was captured on surveillance video.


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.

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