On Monday, February 07, 2022, at 1610 hours, police responded to a 911 call of two people, shot in front of 730 E. 137th Street, within the confines of the 40th Precinct in the Bronx.
Preliminary investigation determined that three (3) individuals were shot.
Victim #1, a 39-year-old female, was shot in the head and transported to Lincoln Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.
Victim #2, a 32-year-old male, was shot in the back and transported to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition.
Victim #3, a 23-year-old male, was shot in the back and was taken to Harlem Hospital in stable condition.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as indicated.
Victim:
Gloria Ortiz
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10473
There have been no arrests made and the investigation remains ongoing.
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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