On Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at approximately 1921 hours, police officers responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress in the vicinity of E 193rd Street and Decatur Avenue within the confines of the 52nd Precinct in Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 17-year-old male with multiple stab wounds about the body. EMS responded and transported the male to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
The deceased has been identified as:
Pernell Pompey, 17
2554 Marion Avenue
Bronx, NY 10458
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following individual has been arrested and charged on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 1700 hours:
Arrested:
Jason Ramirez, 20
215 E. 197 Street
Bronx, NY 10458
Charge:
The investigation is 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.
