BRONX, NY – Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on the Cross Bronx Expressway.
On Friday, August 25, 2023, around 10:56 PM, officers responded to a 911 call reporting a male shot on the Cross Bronx Expressway near Jerome Avenue, in the 46th Precinct. Upon arrival, they found a 40-year-old male with gunshot wounds near a vehicle collision in the southbound lane.
EMS transported the victim to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Initial findings suggest the victim was involved in a minor vehicle collision, after which the occupants of the other vehicle fled on foot. One of the suspects returned shortly after in a grey Toyota Rav4 with an accomplice, leading to a dispute and the subsequent shooting of the 40-year-old male. The Toyota was later found abandoned in a nearby precinct.
Detectives have named 26-year-old Joseph Espinal as a suspect in the incident. The investigation is ongoing.