On Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at approximately 1911 hours, police responded to a call of an assault inside 2298 Creston Avenue, Apartment 11, within the confines of the 46th Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 20-year-old male with three gunshot wounds, lying unconscious and unresponsive inside the hallway of the location.
EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
Omar Sepulveda
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10453
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following 29-year-old male individual has been arrested and charged on Monday, September 13, 2021, at 1045 hours, within the confines of the 46th Precinct.
Arrested:
Roberto Guzman
address withheld
Manhattan, NY 10029
Charges:
- murder;
- criminal possession of a weapon: loaded firearm.
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.
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