New York, NY – An argument outside a Popeyes restaurant in the Bronx escalated to gunfire leaving one person dead and three others injured Friday afternoon.
The deceased victim was identified as 24-year-old Jeremiah Smith.
Police later arrested Salvatore Rivera on charges of murder, manslaughter, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
Police responded to the area of 621 East Tremont Avenue outside the new Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen at the corner of Hughes Avenue at around 2:30 pm. Multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots and people wounded were made by witnesses in the area.
When 48th Precinct officers arrived, they found four victims.
A 24-year-old man was shot in the torso and rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital. He was later identified as Jeremiah Smith and pronounced dead at the hospital.
A 37-year-old male was shot in the torso and listed as critical. A 58-year-old man was shot in the buttocks. A 36-year-old male was shot in the ankle. All were treated at St. Barnabas Hospital.
