By DAVID GREENE
A MAN’S LEG is seen to the right of a purple tarp covering his body and his moped after he was shot and killed at the corner of Sagamore Street and Birchall Avenue in or in the vicinity of the Little Yemen / Bronx Park East section of The Bronx early Monday, August 3, 2026.
Photo by David Greene
Police said they have made an arrest in their investigation into the fatal shooting of a 50-year-old man who died seemingly in a hail of gunfire in or in the vicinity of the Little Yemen / Bronx Park East section of The Bronx on Monday, Aug. 3. His body and moped, which may have crashed, were seen covered in a tarp in a nearby area where police had cordoned off the scene.
LITTLE YEMEN AND Van Nest borders
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According to police, the shooting was reported at 6:02 a.m. on Aug. 3 outside 672 Sagamore Street. However, the victim’s body was later seen outside Ramos Twin Auto Sales, located at 665 Sagamore Street at the corner of Birchall Avenue, where the scene was cordoned off.
THE RED MARKER indicates the location of a fatal shooting on Sagamore Street in or in the vicinity of the Little Yemen / Bronx Park East section of The Bronx on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.
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A police spokesperson said, “Police responded to a 911 call of a male shot.” The spokesperson continued, “Upon arrival, officers observed a 50-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds about the body. EMS responded and pronounced the victim deceased on scene.” Police added that there were no immediate arrests and the investigation remained “ongoing.”
POLICE INVESTIGATE THE death of a 50-year-old man who they say was shot multiple times early Monday, August 3, 2026 at the corner of Sagamore Street and Birchall Avenue in or in the vicinity of the Little Yemen / Bronx Park East section of The Bronx.
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Detectives and police officers had the intersection blocked off by police vehicles and crime scene tape on Monday. Because of a severe thunderstorm at the time, police had apparently covered the victim and his moped with a large purple tarp, likely to preserve any evidence. The victim appeared to be slumped over the moped, with one of his legs visible to the right of the tarp.
The deceased was later identified as Trojan Hart from the Morrisania section of The Bronx.
POLICE SAY A still-unidentified, 50-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene at the corner of Sagamore Street and Birchall Avenue in or in the vicinity of the Little Yemen / Bronx Park East section of The Bronx on Monday, August 3, 2026.
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On Tuesday, Aug. 4, police said that pursuant to an ongoing investigation, Jose Kuilan, 47, of Manhattan was arrested on Aug. 3 at 11.30 p.m. in confines of the 49th Precinct, where the shooting took place.
They said he was charged with murder, manslaughter, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, and failure to use signal lights. Kuilan is presumed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.
POLICE INVESTIGATE THE homicide of a 50-year-old man at the intersection of Sagamore Street and Birchall Avenue in or in the vicinity of the Little Yemen / Bronx Park East section of the Bronx on Monday, August 3, 2026.
Photo by David Greene
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.