On Sunday, January 10, 2021, at approximately 1540 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a male shot outside of 175 Alexander Avenue (Mitchel Houses), within the confines of 40th Precinct / PSA 7 in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers discovered an 18-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive, with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and neck.
EMS responded and transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals / Lincoln, where he was later pronounced deceased.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as indicated.
Victim:
Joseph Ozuna
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10454
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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