NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Officials on Thursday arrested a man in connection to a shooting that left one man dead in the Bronx the previous night.
Tykwan McLeod, 45, a Bronx resident faces charges for murder, manslaughter, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon.
There were three men shot at the intersection of East Mount Eden Avenue and Jerome Avenue in the Mt. Eden section around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, according to police.
A 33-year-old man, identified as Donte Thomas, was shot in the head and rushed to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A 35-year-old man was shot in the chest and taken to Lincoln Hospital in critical but stable condition.
Police said a preliminary investigation found that McLeod approached the two men and opened fire multiple times, striking them both.
McLeod was shot in the head during a struggle with the 35-year-old victim, police said. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital in critical condition.
Citizen App video shows police and first responders at the scene of the shooting.
Two Men Critically Injured in Triple Shooting @CitizenApp
8 E Mount Eden Ave Yesterday 8:51:20 PM EST
The three shooting victims were among eight people shot in the city on Tuesday, according to WCBS-TV.
A 30-year-old woman was struck in the leg by a stray bullet at an apartment in Far Rockaway, Queens, around 8 a.m.
A 75-year-old woman was also grazed by a bullet on Clinton Street on the Lower East Side Tuesday morning, reportedly by suspects who fled in a car.
Another woman was shot in the head in Far Rockaway around 4 p.m. She was hospitalized in serious condition.
And a man was shot twice in the leg in Washington Heights around 7 p.m.
