1 killed, 3 injured in shooting at Bronx vigil for prior shooting victim: police

Police cordoned off the area where four people were shot in the Bronx on Dec. 28, 2022
Police cordoned off the area where four people were shot in the Bronx on Dec. 28, 2022. Photo credit Citizen App

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — One man was killed and three others were wounded in the Bronx on Wednesday evening at a vigil for a shooting victim who was killed in the area just two days earlier, police said.

The shooter reportedly opened fire into a crowd outside a deli at East Tremont Avenue and Southern Boulevard in West Farms around 6:30 p.m.

A 28-year-old man was shot in the chest. He was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital around 7:50 p.m.

A 27-year-old man was shot in the leg, a 46-year-old man was shot in the torso and a 25-year-old man was shot in the arm. All of them were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and are expected to survive.

Police continued to patrol the shooting scene on Dec. 29, 2022
Police continued to patrol the shooting scene on Dec. 29, 2022. Photo credit Roger Stern

The shooter fled after the attack. No arrests had been reported as of Thursday.

Another shooting took place at the location of the vigil just two days earlier. Carlos Gonzalez, 26, was killed in the shooting on Monday.

Police don't yet know if the two shootings are connected or if anyone at the memorial was the intended target.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Roger Stern