NEW YORK — CBS New York has learned the identity of a Bronx man who was shot and killed inside a NYCHA complex parking lot.
The mother of Kenneth Taveras is dealing with grief and questions about her son’s death.
A growing memorial was set up Tuesday right in the parking lot where the shooting took place. Throughout the day, people who knew Taveras stopping by to pay their respects.
CBS New York spoke with his mother, who said she’s now left heartbroken without her son. She wiped away tears as she talked about her son.
“He was my baby. When I moved here, he was only 2 years old,” Juana Taveras said.
According to police, 33-year-old Kenneth Taveras was shot multiple times in the chest Sunday just before 11 p.m. He was rushed to Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, where he was pronounced dead.
“Kenneth, he was a good guy. Everybody loved him. He helped everybody. He don’t mess with nobody,” Juana Taveras said.