On Friday, December 28, 2018 at approximately 2207 hours, New York City Police Department (NYPD) police officers responded to a 911 call of an assault inside 1345 Southern Boulevard, apartment 3K, within the confines of the 42nd Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 32-year-old male victim lying on the floor of the apartment with at least one gunshot wound to his torso.
EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as indicated.
Victim:
Rodney Bennett
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10459
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation with regard to the above-described homicide, the following 29-year-old male individual has been arrested and charged.
Arrested:
Dexter Jones
address withheld
Queens, NY 11693
Charges:
- pending
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation with regard to the above-described homicide, the following 28-year-old male individual has been arrested and charged on Monday, March 11, 2019, at 2300 hours.
Arrested:
Shawn Marquis
address withheld
Brooklyn, NY 11213
Charges:
- pending
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.
