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The department released a photo of the man authorities say pulled the trigger.<\/p>\n

One week after the deadly shooting, the family of 55-year-old Issa Isaac-Mbolo broke their silence to speak exclusively with News 12.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me to stand here in the news about a shooting to my family member, I would have never thought of it,\u201d said his aunt, Abibata Zono.<\/p>\n

Zono said she is still trying to wrap her head around the unthinkable: the loss of her humble, hardworking nephew.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the New Year\u2019s, too, he does not deserve this. The whole community does not deserve this. We don\u2019t,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

For Mbolo\u2019s younger brother, Mounirou Zorome, the shock has not worn off.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just don\u2019t have words to express, the anger and frustration that this incident created,\u201d Zorome said.<\/p>\n

Police said Mbolo was headed home early that morning after a long night of driving Uber when his life was cut short.<\/p>\n

\u201cI spoke with him on New Year\u2019s Day, and he was at work. It was busy. It was a busy night. ‘Oh, I\u2019ll call you back. I\u2019ll call you back,’ you know and he finally called me we spoke about some commission he was supposed to give me, you know, to take back home with me and that was our last conversation,\u201d Zorome said.<\/p>\n

Investigators said a road-rage incident turned deadly. Officers found the 55-year-old shot in the head inside his car near Morris Avenue and the Cross Bronx Expressway.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy brother is a good person,” Zorome said. “He\u2019s well known by the community to be always helpful. You know, he did nothing to deserve this. He was just working in the New Year and just trying to provide for his family and his life is just gone, just like that.”<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a sad story, but we need the guy to be caught, the criminal,\u201d Zono said.<\/p>\n

Police said they are now searching for 24-year-old Ehinel Troncoso in connection with the shooting.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s on the lose you know, it can be happening to somebody else and we also as a family we scared. We don\u2019t know if the guy could commit another crime against any of us,\u201d Zorome said.<\/p>\n

A witness reported the shooting began after damage was noticed to a car outside a bar in Mott Haven.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it was targeted,” Zorome said. “He has no issue with anybody. You know, this guy\u2019s been living here for many, many years, never had any single issue with anybody at all. You know, by the police report, this is a random guy who got involved with my brother and just shot him. He\u2019s a criminal. He doesn\u2019t care about taking people\u2019s lives.”<\/p>\n

Zorome said his older brother lived in the Bronx for more than 20 years, traveling back and forth to West Africa and working long hours to support his wife and four children.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has a 4-year-old. One that\u2019s 19 he\u2019s in the university, he\u2019s getting his degree, so he needs a lot of support because Issa, he\u2019s the one providing for his education,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD\u2019s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Spanish speakers can call 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted online through Crime Stoppers or on X @NYPDTips. All calls are confidential.<\/p>\n

The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers along with Uber, Citizens for Affordable rates, and other donors raised nearly $11,000 to help Isaac-Mbolo’s family.<\/p>\n

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