A man was fatally shot and another was hospitalized after they were robbed outside a Bronx apartment building Sunday night, police said.
NYPD officials said the two men were on the sidewalk outside a building on Seward Avenue near Pugsley Avenue in Castle Hill and that a few minutes before 6 p.m. they were approached by a suspect who robbed them at gunpoint .
Tyreek Moore, 26, was shot in the back and died after first responders took him to Jacobi Hospital, according to police. The 24-year-old man who was with him at the time was not shot but suffered pain and bruising to his head, officials said. He was taken to the same hospital in stable condition and police did not release his name.
Police said the suspect took an iPhone 12, identification and credit cards from the men before fleeing. Officials said early Monday that he may have been wearing all black and that they were not sure if he knew the victims. They have not yet announced any arrests.
Moore lived in Longwood, about 2.5 miles from the crime scene, police said. Police are still investigating why he was on Seward Avenue during the incident.
NYPD data shows gun violence is declining in the NYPD's 43rd District, which covers much of the South Bronx. According to the data, 23 shootings have been reported so far this year through Dec. 8, compared to 34 during the same period last year.
The other two men fatally shot at the precinct this year were Jose Baez, 52, who was shot on July 21, and Sincere Campbell, 17, who was shot on September 21, according to Gothamist's analysis of police reports.
The NYPD said it arrested 28-year-old Julio Ramirez in connection with Baez's killing, but has not announced any arrests in connection with Campbell's killing.
Additionally, police responded to a fatal shooting at the Polo Grounds NYCHA complex in Upper Manhattan on Saturday. Officials said 47-year-old David Brown was shot in an apartment in one of the buildings on Frederick Douglass Boulevard just before 11 p.m. He was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital and police made no immediate arrests.
This is a developing story based on preliminary information from police and may be updated.
