On Saturday, August 29, 2020, at approximately 0330 hours, police responded to a male shot in front of 1133 Boston Road within the confines of the 42nd Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, police discovered a 34-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to his leg and a 54-year-old male with a graze wound to the ankle.
EMS responded and transported the 34-year-old male to NYC Health + Hospitals / Lincoln where he was pronounced deceased.
The 54-year-old male was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as indicated.
Victim:
Victim:
Tyrone Tabanah
1133 Boston Road
Bronx, NY 10456
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, the following 31-year-old-male individual was arrested in regard to the above homicide.
Arrested:
Corey Francis
760 Melrose Avenue
Bronx, NY 10451
Charges:
- murder;
- manslaughter;
- criminal possession of a weapon.
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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