Erik Hernandez, 37 and from White Plains, was killed on the evening of April 4, 2021, after returning to a neighborhood in the Belmont section of the Bronx. Around 9:05 PM he and a 31-year-old male friend were standing in front of the Chicken Deli Grocery at 2105 Monterey Avenue when a group of four armed men opened fire. Surveillance footage captured the attack. Hernandez was struck in the chest and later pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital; his companion was shot in the head and left in critical condition.

The NYPD investigated the shooting. On August 13, 2021, 29-year-old Bruce McCoy of the Bronx was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a firearm. Investigators said a dispute between McCoy and three other men with Hernandez and his friend escalated into the attack, and police continued to seek additional suspects and information.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the other people involved, please share what you know with investigators.