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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, APR. 8-14, 2022 BXR
BY DEAN MOSES
A 61-year-old woman was
killed when she was caught in
the crossfire of a Bronx shooting
Monday night — another wanton
act of gun violence that infuriated
Police Commissioner Keechant
Sewell.
“I want to be clear: We will
spare no resource to bring the individuals
responsible for tonight’s
violence to justice,” Sewell said
during a late-night press conference
on April 4.
The shooting happened hours
after Sewell and Mayor Eric Adams
visited the family of Kade
Lewin, a 12-year-old boy who was
shot and killed last week in Brooklyn,
and made an appeal for help
in solving that case while decrying
the continued surge in shootings
around the Five Boroughs.
Monday night’s shooting in
the Bronx happened at about 7:07
p.m., just as Juana Esperanza
Soriano De-Perdomo, 61, of East
145th Street, was walking in front
of a deli located at 164 East 188th
St., near Crescent Avenue, in Belmont
when two disputing groups
of gunmen began unleashing a
hail of bullets. Soriano De-Perdomo
was struck in the back and
was bleeding profusely.
Responding officers from the
46th Precinct attempted to render
aid until Emergency Medical
Services arrived. Soriano De-Perdomo
was whisked to Saint Barnabas
Hospital where she unfortunately
succumbed to her injuries.
Deputy Inspector Erik Hernandez
explained that the altercation
between the two groups of
men ended up in a standoff with
multiple guns pointed at each
other before shots were fired toward
Grand Concourse where Soriano
De-Perdomo was ultimately
struck.
“We’re here again to address
another act of senseless violence
on the streets of this city. Mindless
shootings with no thought or
fear of the consequences. We know
this incident tonight involves just
a dispute among several men. We
do not yet know what that dispute
was about. But we do know that an
innocent bystander lost her life,”
Sewell said.
Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell briefs the media regarding an innocent bystander who was caught in the crossfire
of a Bronx shooting and killed on April 4. Photo | NYPD Twitter
Police officials also shared
that investigators are canvassing
the area for surveillance, witnesses,
and other evidence. The
46th Precinct has a Neighborhood
Safety Team that is assisting with
the investigation.
Sewell likewise added that
they will be supplying additional
resources to track down the shooters
responsible.
“We are focusing all of our resources,
putting additional manpower
on the street, starting an
initiative to be able to target the
offenders and address the precursors
to violence as well. So, we
are absolutely focused on curbing
the violence in the city and apprehending
the offenders and who
commit it,” Sewell said.
Anyone with information regarding
this shooting can call
Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS
(for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA).
You can also submit tips online at
crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or
on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls
and messages are kept confidential.
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