On Saturday, August 27, 2022, at approximately 0021 hours, police responded to a 911 call of two (2) persons, shot in the vicinity of E. 170th Street and College Avenue, within the confines of the 44th Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed two (2) persons, shot inside a vehicle at that location, as follows.
- Victim #1, a 37-year-old female, in the driver’s seat, was shot in the head.
- Victim #2, a 43-year-old male, in the front passenger seat, was shot in the left leg.
EMS responded to the location and transported the female victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.
EMS also transported the male victim to NYC Health + Hospitals / Lincoln, in stable condition.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as indicated.
Victim:
Maria Rosado
address withheld
Yonkers, NY 10701
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.