Bronx, NY – A father and son have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting earlier this month that left a 26-year-old man dead outside a Bronx building, police announced Wednesday.
Detectives said 24-year-old Devonte Moore was taken into custody Wednesday night in the 47th Precinct as part of an ongoing homicide investigation.
He is the second suspect arrested in the case, following the October 17 arrest of his father, 64-year-old Norman Moore.
Key Points
- Devonte Moore, 24, and his father, Norman Moore, 64, are charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon.
- The arrests stem from the October 7 fatal shooting of 26-year-old Fareed Adeyi.
- Adeyi was shot multiple times in the chest outside a home on White Plains Road and later died at Jacobi Hospital.
Deadly shooting on White Plains Road
Police responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress around 6:43 p.m. on October 7 on White Plains Road. Officers arrived to find Fareed Adeyi suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.
Adeyi was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in critical condition and later pronounced dead. Investigators quickly identified two suspects linked to the attack through witness accounts and surveillance footage.
Arrests follow two-week investigation
Norman Moore was arrested first on October 17, charged with murder, manslaughter, and weapons possession. His son, Devonte, was taken into custody five days later on the same charges.
Authorities have not disclosed the motive behind the shooting, and the investigation remains ongoing under the direction of the NYPD’s 47th Precinct detective squad.
