On Sunday, March 31, 2019, at approximately 0354 hours, police responded to a 911 call of shots fired in the vicinity of E. 138th Street and Lincoln Avenue, in the confines of the 40th Precinct in Bronx
Upon arrival, officers encountered three males with varying degrees of injuries. EMS also responded to the scene and removed a 29-year-old male with stab wounds to his torso, and a 27-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the torso and a stab wound to his face, to Lincoln Hospital where the 29-year-old was pronounced deceased. A 30-year-old male with a stab wound to the face was removed to Harlem Hospital in serious but stable condition. In addition, a 31-year-old male and a 33-year-old male were taken into custody; charges against them are pending. The preliminary investigation determined that the three victims were assaulted in front of 256 E. 138 Street following a dispute.
Deceased:
Kareem Allen, 29
2730 8 Avenue
Manhattan, NY 10473
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following individuals have been arrested and charged on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 2000 hours:
Christopher Williams, 32
126 W. 124 Street
New York, NY 10027
Charges:
Devon Aviles, 31
902 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Charges:
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in locating and identifying a third male wanted for questioning in regard to the below described homicide.
A photo of the suspect is attached and available at DCPI.
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.
