On Monday, May 27, 2019 at approximately 2332 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a male shot in front of 1499 Boston Road, within the confines of the 42 Precinct in Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 23-year-old male lying in front of 1551 Claremont Parkway, with gunshot wounds the legs. EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to Lincoln Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on Monday, June 17, 2019. The incident has been deemed a Homicide.
The deceased has been identified as follows.
Deceased:
Savon Falu
1343 Washington Avenue
Bronx, NY 10453
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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