{"id":86607,"date":"2026-01-01T15:40:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/86607\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T15:40:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:40:47","slug":"rideshare-driver-found-shot-in-head-in-car-in-new-york-citys-first-homicide-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/86607\/","title":{"rendered":"Rideshare driver found shot in head in car in New York City’s first homicide of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

ByEyewitness News \"WABC<\/p>\n

Thursday, January 1, 2026 3:35PM<\/p>\n

\"ABC7<\/p>\n

MOUNT HOPE, Bronx (WABC) — A rideshare driver was discovered dead in a car in the Bronx in what is believed to be the city’s first homicide of the New Year.<\/p>\n

Firefighters responding to a car fire found the 55-year-old man shot twice in the head near Morris Avenue and the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Mount Hope section just before 6:55 a.m. Thursday.<\/p>\n

He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

The investigation into his death is ongoing.<\/p>\n

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