On April 11, 2017, at about 5:10 p.m. in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, 19-year-old Stephon Hill was found with a gunshot wound to his neck on East 181st Street near Prospect Avenue after a ShotSpotter alert. Emergency personnel took Hill to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Investigators recovered five shell casings at the scene. Witnesses reported a silver Honda Civic speeding away and a man fleeing on foot, though it was not clear if either was directly involved. Based on witness tips, police arrested 18-year-old Jaquan Matthews of the Bronx and charged him with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon; authorities described the shooting as believed to be gang-related.

Hill’s death underscores the toll of gun and gang violence on families and neighborhoods in the borough. If anyone has information about that afternoon or knew Stephon Hill, please come forward.