On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at approximately 0039 hours, New York City Police Department (NYPD) police officers responded to a 911 call for a fire at 3475 Bivona Street, within the confines of the 47th Precinct / Police Service Area 8 in the Bronx.
FDNY responded to the location and observed a 60-year-old male and a 37-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive.
EMS responded and pronounced the 60-year-old male deceased on scene and the 37-year-old male was transported to a local area hospital in critical condition.
Additionally, EMS transported five (5) aided individuals to a local area hospital in stable condition.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as indicated.
Victim:
Ronald McCallister
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10475
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the following 55-year-old undomiciled male individual was arrested and charged on January 28, 2026, at 1620 hours, within the confines of the 47th Precinct.
Arrested:
Samuel Calderon
undomiciled
Bronx, NY 10475
Charges:
- burglary;
- assault, 2 counts;
- harassment;
- petty larceny;
- manslaughter;
- murder, 2 counts;
- criminal contempt.
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.
