A shooting on the Cross Bronx Expressway early Sunday morning left a man dead and a woman wounded, authorities said. The attack occurred around 5:45 a.m. as the victims were traveling west in a red 2010 Toyota Corolla. The gunman, driving a separate vehicle, opened fire on the Corolla, striking both passengers.
The 27-year-old driver of the Toyota Corolla was unharmed, but the two 21-year-old passengers were hit. The male passenger, identified as Ivan DeJesus Bueno from Patterson, New Jersey, was fatally wounded, suffering a gunshot wound to the head. He was rushed to Harlem Hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival. The female passenger, who was the wife of the deceased man, was shot in the shoulder and remains in stable condition.
Tragic Bronx Expressway Shooting Leaves One Dead and Another Injured
The injured couple managed to drive themselves to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia in Washington Heights before emergency medical services took them to Harlem Hospital. Despite their efforts to get medical attention quickly, Bueno could not survive his injuries. The female victim is expected to recover, but details about her identity have not been disclosed.
In the aftermath of the shooting, police apprehended the 27-year-old driver of the Corolla, taking him into custody on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI). Authorities have not yet located the suspect who fired the shots, and investigations into the motives behind the attack are ongoing.
This double-shooting was part of a particularly violent span of violence across New York City. During an eight-hour stretch, police recorded four homicides, including the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man in the Bronx, a deadly stabbing in Staten Island, and another shooting in Queens. These incidents underscore the troubling spike in violent crime that has recently plagued the city.
The police are continuing their search for the gunman involved in the Bronx shooting, urging anyone with information to come forward. For more updates on ongoing investigations into violent crime in New York City, visit local news outlets and keep up with local law enforcement advisories. For more info, visit yahoo.
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