On Thursday October 24, 2019 at approximately 1300 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a male assaulted inside 950 Longwood Avenue within the confines of the 41st Precinct in Bronx.
Upon arrival, police discovered a 37-year-old male with multiple stab wounds to his torso.
EMS responded and transported the male to Lincoln hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Franki Willians
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10454
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation the following 26-year-old male suspect has been arrested in regard to this incident.
Arrested:
Ronny Torres
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10453
Charges:
- murder 2
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.