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‘Let Jhony Go’ - Protestors Demand Bodega Owner Be Set Free After Defending Self

Bodega Owner Facing Charges After Shooting Gunman with ‘Found’ Weapon Founder and spokesman for the United Bodegas of America Fernando Mateo (Center) is calling on the Bronx District Attorney to drop all charges against bodega owner Jhony Gomez during a rally on Elton Avenue. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice  December 17, 2024  Follow @Bronxvoice1 BRONX - A Bronx bodega owner is facing illegal weapons charges after he claimed to have found a stashed handgun in his public bathroom and used it against two alleged stickup men before he could turn it in to police. According to the United Bodegas of America (UBA), Jhony Gomez, the owner of Mi Gerizin Market at 777 Elton Avenue was behind the counter on Thanksgiving morning, November 28, when two masked men entered the store demanding cash. UBA claims Gomez was defending customers inside his store and himself when he f...

Drive-by Shooting Near Arthur Avenue Market

The NYPD is searching for gunmen who opened fire on two men on Arthur Avenue during an early morning drive-by shooting. -File Photo


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

November 19, 2023


BRONX - Two men were shot near the Arthur Avenue Market when gunmen opened fire from inside a black SUV, the NYPD said.




At around 9:15 am Sunday morning, two men were standing outside 2348 Arthur Avenue near the Arthur Avenue Market. Published reports said gunmen in a black Ford Explorer opened fire.


The 19-year-old victim was shot in the torso. The 22-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the armpit.




The victim’s were taken up the block to Saint Barnabas Hospital where they are listed in stable condition. 


Smoke Shop Shooting Victim Identified


MANHATTAN - The NYPD has released the name of the victim who was gunned down outside a Harlem smoke shop near Central Park.

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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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