On January 20, 2022, 27-year-old Yoskar Feliz was shot and killed by police in the Bronx after officers responded to a 911 report of a break-in at an apartment on Bronx Boulevard. Officers found Feliz inside the apartment armed with a gun; police say he refused commands to drop the weapon, a taser did not subdue him, and he fired two shots before fleeing through a window. During a foot chase through nearby Shoelace Park, officers say they repeatedly ordered him to drop the gun and that he pointed it at one officer, at which point three officers fired and Feliz was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. A firearm was recovered at the scene.

The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation reviewed camera and body-worn video, radio transmissions and ballistics evidence and concluded a prosecutor could not disprove that the officers’ use of deadly force was justified under state law; no criminal charges were filed. Feliz’s family disputes the official account, calling the shooting unjustified and saying he was not aiming his weapon at officers; they intend to pursue legal action. Does anyone have additional information about Feliz, his movements that day, or witnesses from Shoelace Park?