On Saturday June 16, 2019, at approximately 0056 hours, police responded to a fight in progress in the vicinity of East 169 Street and Prospect Avenue, in the 42 Precinct in Bronx.
Upon arrival, the officers encountered an unconscious and unresponsive 40-year-old male laying on the street with no visible signs of trauma. EMS also responded to the scene and transported the male to Lincoln Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.
Deceased:
Troy Scott
612 Carolyn Court
Birmingham, AL 35206
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the following person of interest wanted for questioning in connection to the above incident:
- male, Hispanic, approximately 5’7″, fled in a red vehicle southbound on Prospect Avenue.
Surveillance photographs of the suspect are attached and available at DCPI.
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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*** UPDATE ***
The following 34-year-old male individual has been arrested and charged in regard to the below incident.
Arrested:
Jimmy Rosario
1234 Boston Road, Apt. 5A
Bronx, NY 10456
Charge:
- assault
