Abdessamad Essafoui, 23, was shot and killed in the Bronx on May 6, 2021. Police found him with a gunshot wound to the chest on Cruger Avenue near Lydig Avenue at about 3:00 PM; he was taken to Jacobi Medical Center and pronounced dead. Family described him as a diligent, devout young man who worked as a security guard and hoped to become a real estate agent, and they say he was a pillar of support for his family.

A suspect was arrested on September 24, 2021, when 25-year-old Demille Simms was taken into custody by the NYPD Warrants Squad in Manhattan and charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon. Reports say the fatal argument between Simms and Essafoui was captured on video, though the catalyst for that argument has not been made clear.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see what led up to the argument that ended Abdessamad’s life?