On Sunday, April 6, 2025, at approximately 0701 hours, police responded to a 911 call of two people, stabbed in the vicinity of Park Avenue and E. 161st Street, within the confines of the 44th Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers were informed that a 57-year-old female was stabbed multiple times in the chest and a 40-year-old female was stabbed multiple times about the body by an individual.
EMS transported the victims to NYC Health + Hospitals / Lincoln, where the 57-year-old female was pronounced deceased, and the 40-year-old female victim is in stable condition.
The suspect fled the location in an unknown direction.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as indicated.
Victim:
Rosemary Tapia-Bautista
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10451
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following 46-year-old male individual was arrested and charged on Monday, April 7, 2025, at 0933 hours, within the confines of the 44th Precinct.
Arrested:
Ramon Reyes
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10457
Charges:
- attempted murder;
- murder in the 1st degree;
- murder in the 2nd degree;
- burglary in the 1st degree (2 counts);
- criminal possession of a weapon (2 counts);
- endangering the welfare of a child (3 counts).
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.
