The Bronx man who was charged in a Claremont shooting that left a man dead and two others injured died on Rikers Island on Saturday.
News 12 was told that medical staff and Emergency Medical Services came to the aid of Jimmy Avila at the West Facility. He could not be revived and was pronounced dead just before 4:30 p.m.
Department of Correction Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie said in a statement, “Our hearts are heavy with the loss of an individual in our care. We mourn his passing and extend our sympathies to his loved ones. We will thoroughly investigate the circumstances of this tragic event.”…