A young man was killed in the Bronx in the early morning hours of January 17, 2021. At about 1:07 a.m., officers from the 42nd Precinct responded to a 911 report of a person shot in front of 1779 Fulton Avenue in the Claremont section. Responders found 27-year-old Jamal W. Hunter unconscious with a single gunshot wound to the neck; he was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and pronounced dead.

The shooting occurred near the Cross Bronx Expressway, across from Crotona Park. Authorities did not immediately announce a motive, though some reports said Hunter had a criminal record and was known to be associated with the Bloods and involved in drug dealing. That same evening, around 9:30 p.m., police arrested 27-year-old Curtus Quincy of East 137th Street and charged him with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon. The nature of any relationship between Hunter and Quincy was not disclosed.

If anyone saw activity around 1779 Fulton Avenue that night or has information about Jamal Hunter’s death, please share what is known.