Mt Hope: 55-Year-Old Cab Driver Shot in Head and Car Set on Fire

By SÍLE MOLONEY

POLICE CORDON OFF the crime scene in the vicinity of Morris Avenue and the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, after a 55-year-old man was fatally shot in the early morning. 
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A 55-year-old man has died following a shooting in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx, police said.

Police said that on Thursday, Jan. 1, at around 6.54 a.m., officers from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot in the vicinity of Morris Avenue and Cross Bronx Expressway.

“Upon arrival, officers observed a 55-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the head,” the spokesperson said. “EMS responded and pronounced the victim deceased on scene. There are no arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing.”

Police said the deceased has been identified as Issa Mbolo-Isac from the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx.

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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.