Two weeks after bullets tore through the front door of a Bronx apartment, investigators are still looking for the person who pulled the trigger and ran off into the night. The NYPD is now asking neighbors and anyone passing through the area to come forward with tips.
According to police, the shooting happened on April 6 at about 11:23 p.m., when a 48-year-old woman was inside her home near East 205th Street and Lisbon Place. An unidentified individual fired a gun, hitting and damaging her front door, then ran westbound on East 205th Street. The case is being handled inside the 52nd Precinct and remains under investigation. A wanted notice with a reward offer was posted by the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers unit on April 20.
In a NYPD Crime Stoppers alert, the suspect is described only as an unidentified individual who discharged a firearm that caused property damage to the victim’s front door, then fled west along East 205th Street. The flyer urges anyone with information to call the hotline or submit an anonymous tip through the Crime Stoppers system.
Where It Happened
The intersection of East 205th Street and Lisbon Place falls within the NYPD’s 52nd Precinct, which covers Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park and University Heights, according to the NYPD. The precinct lists its stationhouse at 3016 Webster Avenue and provides contact numbers for community affairs officers and detectives who handle local cases.
Legal Notes
Crime Stoppers labeled the case “wanted for reckless endangerment,” a charge that can land in very different places on the legal spectrum under New York State law. Reckless endangerment in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor, according to the New York State Senate, while reckless endangerment in the first degree is a class D felony under a separate section of the New York State Senate. Prosecutors could pursue felony charges if investigators determine the conduct showed depraved indifference or created a grave risk of death.
How To Help
Anyone with information about the April 6 shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), use the Spanish-language line at 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), or send an anonymous tip online through the City of New York, according to NYPD Crime Stoppers information. The program offers rewards of up to $3,500 for tips that lead to an arrest and indictment, the city notes, and residents are encouraged to preserve and share any video captured near the scene…