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<\/a>POLICE CORDON OFF an area around East Mosholu Parkway and Perry Avenue in Norwood, The Bronx, as an almost 4-hour stand off takes place between a 40-year-old man and the NYPD on Tuesday afternoon, June 16, 2026.\u00a0Image courtesy of the Citizens\u2019 App<\/p>\n
Police said a 40-year-old man held police at bay for more than 4 hours during an armed stand off in Norwood on Tuesday, June 16. Residents say that East Mosholu Parkway was shut down to vehicular and pedestrian traffic from Bainbridge Avenue to Webster Avenue for the duration of the stand off.<\/p>\n
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Shortly after the incident had been deemed under control, a police spokesperson confirmed details of the stand off, telling Norwood News that officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to 3039 Perry Avenue at 11.24 a.m. on Tuesday. The apartment in question is located at the side entrance to 309 East Mosholu Parkway North.<\/p>\n
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The spokesperson added, \u201cThere was a 40-year-old male inside there possessing a firearm. Officers arrived on the scene and he was taken into custody without incident.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if an initial report from residents that the man was holding a woman hostage was correct, the spokesperson replied, \u201cNo, sir.\u201d Norwood News asked about another claim by residents that the man claimed to have explosives. The spokesperson said, \u201cNo explosives and nothing else\u201d that was illegal was found inside the apartment.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n A male resident in his late 40s from Norwood who is not a resident of the impacted building and who declined to be identified, later told Norwood News how he had accidentally walked into the crime scene during the stand off and that an officer initially swore at him and said, \u201cYou don\u2019t see there\u2019s a hostage situation going on?\u201d The resident said that, to his knowledge, that particular section wasn\u2019t cordoned off.<\/p>\n The resident continued, \u201cI turned my back and they already had the yellow tape all the way from Bainbridge Avenue to Perry [Avenue], and all the way down to the [52nd] Precinct\u201d on Webster Avenue. He added that the vehicle and pedestrian traffic was shut down for four blocks along East Mosholu Parkway North.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The same resident said that other residents of the block he spoke to claimed the man in question was a former veteran in the military who suffered from PTSD. He then described what he, himself, heard and witnessed at the scene. Referring the armed man, he said, \u201cHe screamed out the window [that] he had his wife hostage and he had a lot of guns, and he wasn\u2019t coming out and then, the big black truck came and ripped off the first apartment door on Perry. They ripped it off with, I call it, the tank.\u201d The resident explained that the armed man\u2019s apartment door opens directly onto the street.<\/p>\n The resident added, \u201cThey kept calling his name, \u2018David! Come out! We just want to talk to you!\u201d The resident also alleged that a plains clothes officer on scene allegedly told him, \u201cThe guy is in there. We don\u2019t want to hurt him. He\u2019s an Army veteran and he\u2019s holding his wife hostage. Supposedly, he\u2019s got a lot of guns and grenades.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n As reported<\/a>, in December 2022, the NYPD\u2019s bomb squad had been called to<\/a> the nearby Williamsbridge Oval park in Norwood after a grenade was found in the park. Another grenade<\/a> was found in the Edenwald section of the borough the same month. More recently, in March 2025, the NYPD bomb squad were also called to a Bedford Park residential home to remove weapons<\/a>.<\/p>\n With his view obstructed by police vehicles, the same resident said at one point, he heard a crowd of other residents applauding at about 3.30 p.m., the approximate when the armed man was brought out of the apartment by police officers. The resident went on to day he was later told by other residents that police fired tear gas into the apartment and were able to subdue the armed man.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The resident concluded, \u201cThe police all had riot helmets on and had big guns.\u201d He said along with 52nd Precinct police presence at the scene, additional police cars along East Mosholu Parkway North were from the 46th, 47th, and 50th Precincts.<\/p>\n When contacted by telephone on Wednesday, June 17, a female resident of the Perry Avenue building said of the stand off, \u201cI only saw it, but I don\u2019t know what happened to be honest.\u201d She added, \u201cNo one told us.\u201d Asked if she was prevented from getting in or out of the building on the day, she said, \u201cThey prevented us from exiting the building or exiting or entering the area to protect the residents, because they wouldn\u2019t let anyone into the surrounding area.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The woman added that she was only delayed 20 minutes, but was unaware of how long the stand off lasted. Asked if she knew the man who was inside the apartment, she said, \u201cI have no idea to be honest. I thought that apartment was empty. I didn\u2019t even know that somebody was living there.\u201d<\/p>\n Another male resident of the building later recalled being at work at the time the stand off unfolded and saw alerts about it on the Citizens App. Asked if he was surprised by what he saw, he said, \u201cYes, especially being at work at the time. I was worried about my family, sure. They were all good, but it was scary.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The same male resident of the building said many other residents of his building had been referrals by third party entities like homeless shelters, and that many of the building\u2019s residents live with mental illness to his knowledge and in his opinion.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The male resident added, \u201cI\u2019m pretty sure he was one of them with a mental illness if he had a gun or whatever weapon they said it was. I don\u2019t know how he would acquire it with his illness.\u201d When informed of the earlier [as yet unverified] claims that the man was allegedly a former member of the U.S. Military, the resident added, \u201cYeah, that makes a little bit more sense.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Other sources in Norwood recounted seeing police outside the same apartment all night and into Wednesday afternoon, June 17.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n When Norwood News asked police if the initial reports from residents were correct that the man was holding a woman hostage, the official said, \u201cNo sir.\u201d We also asked about another claim by residents that the man claimed to have explosives. The official said, \u201cNo explosives and nothing else\u201d illegal was found inside the apartment.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n As reported<\/a>, a few days prior to the stand off, on Friday, June 7, a bomb threat had been phoned into nearby Bronx High School of Science in Bedford Park, and on the same day as the stand off, an emotionally disturbed person picked up a knife<\/a> inside nearby Montefiore Medical Center\u2019s ER in Norwood. Both incidents reportedly resulted in zero injuries.<\/p>\n On Sunday, May 24, Norwood News had reported<\/a> that a patient was transported to North Central Bronx hospital after a hostage \/ barricade situation at Norwood\u2019s Putnam Place.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n After citywide crime statistics for May were recently released, as reported<\/a>, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch noted that overall citywide major crime is down, and the new Patrol Borough Bronx South command similarly saw a decrease in year-to-date index crimes in May. However, conversely, much of the Northwest Bronx, including the 52nd, 50th and 46th Precincts saw a rise in year-to-date crime in several major categories.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n As\u00a0reported<\/a>,\u00a0Norwood News asked the commissioner during a press conference held Monday, June 15, if she had any comments in that regard. \u201cThe crime declines that we have seen generally, in the borough of the Bronx, particularly in the South Bronx, have really been historic across the borough so far this year,\u201d Tisch said in part. \u201cOf course, there are always going to be problem areas, problem precincts, and that\u2019s why we use the CompStat process (NYPD crime data collection tool), and we do deployments of officers to places where we\u2019re seeing crime go up.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Under the recently implemented Patrol Borough Bronx North (PBXN) structure and Patrol Borough Bronx South (PBXN) structure, each command will have the same number of employees, as reported<\/a>. In\u00a0each\u00a0new borough command, in the Patrol section, there will be a total of 111 employees, comprising 99 uniformed personnel and 12 civilian employees.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, in the Detective section, in\u00a0each\u00a0new borough command, there will be a total of 164 employees, comprising 154 uniformed personnel and 10 civilian employees. This means a total employee count in\u00a0each\u00a0new borough command of 275 employees, comprising 253 uniformed personnel and 22 civilian employees.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n As reported<\/a> in 2022, around two and half hours after students and teachers were evacuated from The Bronx\u2019s P.S. 20 in Norwood on March 4, 2022, due to a bomb threat, the building was, thankfully, declared clear by police and safe for reentry. However, according to some P.S. 20 staff members, the incident served to highlight what some said was a dysfunctional environment at the school, especially given an apparent delay with the initial evacuation.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n More recently, in March 2025, the bomb squad were also called to a Bedford Park residential home to remove weapons<\/a>.<\/p>\n The police commissioner testified earlier this year at a City Council budget hearing about security in New York City generally in light of many additional, high profile security events taking place this summer in and around the city. These include the Knicks ticker tape parade on Thursday, June 18, which caps their recent NBA championship win, the FIFA World Cup, and potentially Taylor Swift\u2019s wedding.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Earlier this year, two people were arrested at Gracie Mansion, the mayor\u2019s residence, on March 7 and remain in custody, following the discovery of some explosive devices, one of which ignited. The FBI\u2019s Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the matter with the NYPD and the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Southern District of New York. They said the public can report any additional information to the FBI by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI or submitting a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/a>THE RED MARKER indicates the approximate location at East Mosholu Parkway and Perry Avenue in Norwood, The Bronx, where an almost 4-hour stand off took place between a 40-year-old man and the NYPD on Tuesday afternoon, June 16, 2026.\u00a0
Image courtesy of Google Maps<\/p>\n<\/a>A WOMAN ATTEMPTS to get the attention of a police officer after vehicle and pedestrian access to East Mosholu Parkway North in Norwood near Perry Avenue was halted for four hours when a man reportedly armed with a firearm inside a Perry Avenue building began a 4-hour stand off with police on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Image courtesy of the Citizens\u2019 App<\/p>\n<\/a>AN NYPD HOSTAGE negotiator puts on his bulletproof vest after arriving at the scene of a police standoff at Perry Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway North on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Photo by David Greene<\/p>\n<\/a>THE NYPD\u2019s BEARCAT armored vehicle is seen parked at the intersection of Perry Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway North in Norwood after a man, apparently armed, refused to open his apartment door at 3039 Perry Avenue to police on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Photo by John Norwood<\/p>\n<\/a>POLICE CORDON OFF an area around East Mosholu Parkway and Perry Avenue in Norwood, The Bronx, as an almost 4-hour stand off takes place between a 40-year-old man and the NYPD on Tuesday afternoon, June 16, 2026.\u00a0
Photo by David Greene<\/p>\n<\/a>AN NYPD OFFICER sits atop the NYPD\u2019s Bearcat armored vehicle with an automatic weapon facing a Perry Avenue apartment as a 40-year-old man armed with a gun held police at bay for over 3 hours on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Image courtesy of the Citizens\u2019 App<\/p>\n<\/a>HEAVILY ARMED MEMBERS of the NYPD\u2019s Emergency Service Unit attach a metal chain to the front door of 3039 Perry Avenue shortly before an armored vehicle later used it to take off the front door to the apartment building, allowing police to enter and take an apparently armed person into custody on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Image courtesy of the Citizens\u2019 App<\/p>\n