MANHATTAN, NY – A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the May 9 shooting death of a Bronx resident in Lower Manhattan, police said.
Michael Barbosa was taken into custody on May 21 at 10:19 a.m. within the 5th Precinct and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the NYPD.
The charges stem from an incident on May 9 at approximately 8:49 p.m., when police responded to a 911 call reporting an assault in progress at 388 Pearl Street. Upon arrival, officers found 35-year-old Gary Fitzgerald with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Fitzgerald, a Bronx resident, was transported by EMS to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue, where he was pronounced dead.
Barbosa’s arrest follows nearly two weeks of investigation. Authorities have not released details about a possible motive or the circumstances leading up to the shooting.