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<\/a>POLICE CORDON OFF the crime scene at East 207th Street and Decatur Avenue in Norwood, The Bronx in the early hours of Monday, June 8, 2026.\u00a0Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n
A police spokesperson said that on Monday at 00.08 a.m., the NYPD responded to a report of an assault at the intersection of East 207th Street and Decatur Avenue.<\/p>\n
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P.S. 56 is located at the junction though the shooting appears to have taken place on East 207th Street between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cUpon arrival, officers observed a 23-year-old male with multiple gunshots wounds to the torso,\u201d a police spokesperson said. \u201cEMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests at this time and the investigation is ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n According to one police source, the NYPD are looking for two males who fled the location in a black BMW sedan, northbound, on Parkside Avenue [Place]. The motive or circumstances leading up to the shooting are unknown at this time, according to the police source.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The deceased has since been identified as Jayden Purvis of the Forest Houses section of the South Bronx.<\/p>\n At the crime scene, East 207th Street was blocked off between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place. One young person, who was later joined by two of his friends and a parent, and who said he did not see the shooting, explained that he heard around three shots fired when he was further away at a Laundromat on Decatur Avenue, closer to East 204th Street.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n He said around 6 minutes later, as he was walking back towards Parkside Place, he came across the victim lying on the street face down.\u00a0 He said when he found the victim, he and his friends called the police.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Homicide Scene at East 207th Street and Decatur Ave, Norwood, Bronx, June 8, 2026. V3 Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n The youth said the victim\u2019s phone rang while they were waiting for emergency services to arrive and he believes it was the victim\u2019s wife \/ partner. She asked about the victim and the youth who found him said he told the woman, \u201cI think he\u2019s dead.\u201d He said the woman was distraught.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Homicide Scene at East 207th Street and Decatur Ave, Norwood, Bronx, June 8, 2026. V4 Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n The youth indicated that there was blood on the victim\u2019s shoulder \/ arm and he estimated that he was around 25. One other male resident said he heard gunfire from inside his home earlier but had thought it was fireworks.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Homicide Scene at East 207th Street and Decatur Ave, Norwood, Bronx, June 8, 2026. V5 Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n Speaking in Spanish, another male resident commented, \u201cIt\u2019s very rare for something like this to happen here. It\u2019s a good neighborhood with hardworking people. It\u2019s unusual to see the police here.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Homicide Scene at East 207th Street and Decatur Ave, Norwood, Bronx, June 8, 2026. V6 Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n A police official at the scene was heard referring to the number eight, possibly referring to gunshots. Detectives were later seen interviewing the group of youths who discovered the victim.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD\u2019s 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\u00a0https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/<\/a>, on X @NYPDTips.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n All calls are strictly confidential.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>DETECTIVES AND POLICE are seen at the crime scene at East 207th Street between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place in Norwood, The Bronx in the early hours of Monday, June 8, 2026.\u00a0
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>DETECTIVES AND POLICE are seen at the crime scene at East 207th Street between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place in Norwood, The Bronx in the early hours of Monday, June 8, 2026.\u00a0
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>DETECTIVES AND POLICE are seen at the crime scene at East 207th Street between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place in Norwood, The Bronx in the early hours of Monday, June 8, 2026.\u00a0
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>DETECTIVES AND POLICE are seen at the crime scene at East 207th Street between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place in Norwood, The Bronx in the early hours of Monday, June 8, 2026.\u00a0
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>THE RED MARKER indicates the approximate location of where a 23-year-old man was fatally shot at Decatur Avenue and East 207th Street in the Norwood section of The Bronx in the early hours of Monday, June 8, 2026.
Image courtesy of Google Maps<\/p>\n