On Saturday, December 18, 2021, at approximately 0016 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a male, shot inside of 1428 83rd Street, within the confines of the 62nd Precinct in Brooklyn.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 30-year-old male with gunshot wounds to the head.
EMS responded to the location and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.
A 31-year-old male was taken into custody from the scene, a firearm was recovered.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as indicated.
Victim:
Justin Moncada
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10460
In addition, the following 31-year-old male individual was arrested on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 1100 hours.
Arrested:
Adam Thomas
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10472
Charges:
- murder
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Anyone with information related 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 Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
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