BRONX, NY – A Bronx man has been arrested in connection with a May 11 assault that left a 45-year-old man critically injured on a Tremont sidewalk and later dead, police said.
Peter Gonzalez, 37, was taken into custody and charged with reckless endangerment following the incident, which occurred around 1:16 p.m. in front of 760 East Tremont Avenue, within the 48th Precinct.
Responding officers found the victim, Jose Reyes, unconscious and unresponsive with head trauma on the sidewalk. He was transported by EMS to Saint Barnabas Hospital in critical condition.
Reyes, also of the Bronx, remained hospitalized for more than two weeks before being pronounced dead on May 27 at 12:00 p.m. Medical examiners later ruled the death a homicide.
Police have not disclosed what led to the incident or whether additional charges are pending. The investigation remains active.
A Bronx man is dead and another faces charges as police continue to investigate a fatal sidewalk assault ruled a homicide.
