NYPD searching for suspects after man sitting in BMW shot and killed in Bronx
A 26-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting in a BMW in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx.
The victim, identified as Amir Ahmad, was shot in the chest while in the white sedan at Thwaites Place around 12:20 a.m. Friday.
Police said the victim spoke to officers who arrived at the scene and told them she was sitting in her car when three men approached and opened fire.
Officers rushed him in their squad car to hospital where he was initially described as being in stable condition, but he took a turn for the worse overnight and was pronounced dead shortly after 5:30 a.m.
Friday’s incident marks the third deadly shooting of the week in the Bronx, rattling residents of the normally quiet Pelham Parkway neighborhood.
“I was surprised, there hasn’t been violence like this in a very long time,” said Bronx resident George Rivera.
On Tuesday, Adrian Dawodu, 41, was shot and killed on the platform of the 170th Street subway station. Police have released images of a suspect. Authorities believe the two men were in constant conflict.
And on Wednesday in Kingsbridge, Christopher Redding, 16, died after being shot in the back during a shooting that injured two other young teenagers.
“It’s a very difficult time. It always happens to good things,” said Bryan Corley, Redding’s father.
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Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson also reacted to the news.
“We need to see what our young people are doing, both in and out of school,” Gibson said.
Eyewitness News spoke with a concerned mother, who identified herself as Crystal, as she walked past the crime scene Friday morning. The mother on her way to drop her daughter off at school.
“Gun violence, there are guns everywhere, no matter how many cops are here, there is violence everywhere. People’s violence, cop violence,” she said.
This week, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch unveiled a new plan to combat crime in the Bronx, where she said more than a third of all shootings in the city took place last year.
“The Bronx will be divided into the North Bronx and South Bronx, reflecting the same two-patrol structure as Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens,” Tisch said.
Tisch says the change will bring more oversight, resources and nearly 200 additional officers to the Bronx.
As for the investigation into Friday morning’s shooting, police have not yet identified the victim, who is from the Bronx. The victim’s family is abroad and the police have therefore not yet been able to notify them.
In the meantime, residents are hoping for a quieter week.
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