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Addressing Diabetes, Heart Health Go Hand-in-Hand for American Heart Month

By Dr. Edleen Sarette-Exama, DNP, MSN RN, Care Coordinator, VNS Health Health Plans  Bronx Voice  February 18, 2025 BRONX - While February is Heart Health Month, given the statistics, heart health should really be a priority all year long.  In New York State alone, almost 18% of adults 65 and older report they have some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and 27% of all deaths are the result of CVD. And here’s another alarming fact: While many factors can increase the chances of cardiovascular disease and stroke, people with diabetes have twice the chance of developing CVD compared to the population as a whole. As a registered nurse and care manager at the home- and community-based health care nonprofit VNS Health, I work with individuals who often suffer from multiple chronic illnesses. Diabetes in particular is  common, especially among people of color. Diabetes is a challenging disease to manage, and it can fee...
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Gunman Gets 22 Years for Firing into Crowd Killing Construction Worker in Bronx

Jaquan Smith was killed by a stray bullet as he sat in a car. -Photo National Gun Violence Memorial


BRONX - A convicted gunman will spend the next 22 years in prison for killing a man when he opened fire into a crowd. The victim was sitting in his car when the bullet struck him. 





Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said the defendant, Lamel Evans, 23, of Rochambeau Avenue, was sentenced by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Laurence Busching to 22 years in prison and 5 years of post-release supervision for first-degree Manslaughter, and 2-10 years in prison and 5 years of post-release supervision for second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, to run concurrently. 





The defendant was found guilty of the charges on February 16, 2023, after a jury trial.


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According to the investigation, on September 5, 2018, at approximately 3:14 a.m., in front of 1515 Selwyn Avenue, the defendant fired a gun from a distance into the direction of a group of people. The bullet struck Jaquan Smith, a 21-year-old construction worker, in the eye while he was sitting in a nearby vehicle. A friend of the victim drove Smith to Bronx-Lebanon Hospital where he died from his injuries.





“The defendant fired a gun into a crowd of people, striking a 21-year-old man, and causing his death,” Clark said. “The defendant was convicted by a jury of Manslaughter and was sentenced to 22 years in prison. Our priority is to get guns off our streets, while holding people who act with complete disregard to human life accountable.”




 

After the incident, the defendant took a cab, which was pulled over for an unrelated offense at approximately 4:10 a.m. near 2074 Webster Avenue. 


Police searched Evans after identifying the smell of an illegal substance and found a loaded magazine and a gun, which was then connected to Smith’s death. When questioned about the weapon, the defendant told officers he was testing the gun.




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