Second man shot in Zerega, three suspects being sought
BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN
An incident on the morning
of Saturday, August 31
has resulted in the launching
of an investigation to locate
three individuals who
are suspected of shooting a
man in his mid-30s.
At about 7:45 a.m. the 45th
Precinct responded to a report
involving a shooting in-
cident that occurred in front
of 2430 E. Tremont Avenue,
just off Lyvere Street.
The 37-year old victim
had reported to the police
that he was standing on the
East Tremont Avenue sidewalk
when an unknown individual
fired his weapon
and struck him in both legs,
before the suspect proceeded
The NYPD investigates the crime scene after the shooting. Photo by Edwin Soto
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to flee the scene on foot in an
unknown direction.
It is believed that the suspect
was accompanied by
two other individiuals during
the incident, according
to the report.
The victim, whose name
was not released, was transported
to NYC Health +
Hospitals at Jacobi for treament.
Following the incident,
the NYPD closed off the area
with yellow crime scene tape
as they investigated what had
taken place there earlier that
morning. They found over a
dozen spent shell casings.
As of press time, NYPD
Public Information confirmed
that no arrests have
been made and that the investigation
is still ongoing.
This was the second
shooting incident in the
last month to occur on East
Tremont Avenue in Zerega.
In late July, 34-year old Edwin
Monroig was shot in the
back of the head while walking
along East Tremont Avenue
near St. Raymond Avenue.
The shooting took place
approximately seven blocks
from where Saturday’s
shooting incident occurred.
Unlike that scenario, this
shooting took place at night,
just before 10 p.m.
Monroig, who was taken
to Jacobi Medical Center, initially
survived the shooting
but died from his injuries
two days later, on July 31.
The NYPD later identified
the shooter, described as an
Hispanic male with a goatee
and wearing a baseball cap,
as 35-year-old Julio Pena.
The NYPD closed off the area where the 37-year old victim was shot on
East Tremont Avenue and Lyvere Street. Photo by Edwin Soto