{"id":148501,"date":"2026-02-28T17:37:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/148501\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T17:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:37:06","slug":"man-in-the-bronx-shot-in-the-buttocks-cops-seek-suspect-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/148501\/","title":{"rendered":"Man in the Bronx shot in the buttocks; cops seek suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772300226_308_Screenshot-2026-02-28-at-9.16.01-AM.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"Police at scene of shooting in the Bronx\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Man in the Bronx shot in the buttocks; cops seek suspect 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Police conduct an investigation into a shooting in the Bronx on Feb. 27, 2026, near Westchester Avenue. <\/p>\n<p>Screenshot via Citizen<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Police in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amny.com\/bronx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bronx<\/a> are looking for the suspect who shot a man in the buttocks on Friday night.\n<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement sources said the shooting happened just before 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 near 1213 Evergreen Ave., off Westchester Avenue, in Soundview.\n<\/p>\n<p>Cops from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypd43pct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">43rd Precinct<\/a> rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call about a shooting. They found the victim, a man of an undetermined age, who was shot once in the right buttocks.<\/p>\n<p>EMS rushed the victim to Jacobi Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.\n<\/p>\n<p>The motive for the shooting remains unknown at this time, police sources said Saturday morning. At least two spent rounds of ammo were recovered at the scene.\n<\/p>\n<p>Police have not provided a suspect\u2019s description. So far, no arrests have been made in the case.\n<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding the shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at <a href=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, or on X (formerly Twitter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypdtips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls and messages are kept confidential.<\/p>\n<p>The 43rd Precinct had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/assets\/nypd\/downloads\/pdf\/crime_statistics\/cs-en-us-043pct.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">one reported shooting year-to-date through Feb. 22<\/a>, according to police statistics.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police conduct an investigation into a shooting in the Bronx on Feb. 27, 2026, near Westchester Avenue. 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