In the early morning of Monday, February 5, 2018, George Carrasquillo, 45, was fatally shot while seated in his grey 2017 Ford Explorer on Hone Avenue in the Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx. The attack occurred shortly before 5:30 a.m.; investigators described it as an assassination stemming from a personal matter rather than a random act. The shooter fired a .40-caliber pistol at least six times, and Carrasquillo was pronounced dead at the scene.

The NYPD 49th Precinct led the investigation and told the public the killing appeared to be an isolated incident not tied to gang activity. Police gathered evidence at the scene, and on February 17, 2018, two men turned themselves in at the 49th Precinct. Nelson Lopez and Joselin Espada, who is identified as Carrasquillo’s cousin, were arrested and charged with murder. Investigators believe Espada was the gunman and that the motive was a verbal dispute between the cousins earlier that same day.

If anyone knew George, his movements that morning, or has information about the dispute, please come forward to assist the investigation.