A bodega worker was shot and killed early Friday morning as New York City Police Department (NYPD) police officers were responding to a robbery in the Bronx.
Around 2 a.m., police were called to Natalie Grocery at 631 E. 168th Street in the Morrisania section of Bronx on a report of a robbery.
When cops arrived, witnesses said the suspects tried to escape as two employees fled the store.
Police confirmed a man in his 20s, later identified as Reynaldo Cuevas, was shot and later died, but did not say who fired the fatal shot or if that man was an employee or involved in the robbery.
After a three-hour standoff, police had three suspects in custody. The situation was under control by around 6 a.m., police said.
Two officers rushing to the scene were also involved in a crash with another vehicle. The squad car was crushed in the wreck and the Jaws of Life had to be used to remove the officers.
The cops and a civilian suffered injuries in the crash.
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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.
