On Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at approximately 0241 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a person, stabbed inside of a residential building, located on Westchester Avenue, 6th floor stairwell area, within the confines of the 45th Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 23-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive, with a stab wound to his right leg.
EMS responded to the location and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as indicated.
Victim:
Rodney Truss
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10461
There have been no arrests made and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to visit the NYPD Crime Stoppers website, call their hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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