A verbal dispute on a summer night in the Bronx escalated into a fatal shooting that killed 31-year-old James Thrower. The incident occurred shortly before midnight on Friday, July 15, 2022, in front of 907 Teller Avenue. Police say Thrower argued with another person, who then produced a firearm and shot Thrower multiple times in the torso before fleeing eastbound on East 161st Street.

Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation near East 162nd Street and Teller Avenue and found Thrower unconscious and unresponsive. He was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals / Lincoln and pronounced deceased. An arrest was later made when 29-year-old Diquinn Lacend of the Bronx was taken into custody and charged with murder, manslaughter, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.

If anyone witnessed the argument or the shooting, or saw someone running eastbound on East 161st Street that night, please share what was seen.