On the morning of Thursday, June 21, 2018, at about 9:44 a.m. a shooting in front of a strip mall on Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx left three people dead. Thirty-three-year-old Mustafa Tarver was struck in the head after a gunman approached him and his friend Christopher Alleyne. Both men were shot in the head; a nearby 45-year-old flyer distributor, Arileida Jimenez, was also hit and fatally wounded in the torso. All three were taken to Jacobi Medical Center and pronounced deceased.

Witnesses reported hearing at least six shots and saw one victim collapse near a deli. Surveillance video showed a person of interest running toward Randall Avenue; that individual was described as a dark-skinned male in a black hat, camouflage shorts, a grey long-sleeved shirt over a t-shirt, and black sneakers. Police later identified a suspect named Samuel Cross, who was 51 at the time.

The investigation remains open and authorities have sought public help. If anyone has information about the shooting or the person seen on surveillance leaving the scene, please contact the investigating agency.