On March 29, 2017, a dispute outside Michael Vermong’s home on Bainbridge Avenue in the Norwood section of the Bronx turned deadly. The 46-year-old was shot at point-blank range just before 3 a.m.; he was taken to Montefiore Medical Center and pronounced dead several hours later. Reports say the argument was reportedly over drugs and that a man produced a revolver during the confrontation.

Police canvassing the area spotted a man who matched the shooter’s description; he fled, discarding a firearm, and was taken into custody at a nearby subway station. Ballistics testing linked the recovered gun to the bullets that killed Vermong. The suspect, identified as 32-year-old Jamal Burnel of Crown Heights, was said to have confessed, claiming he felt disrespected and had intended only to scare Vermong when the gun discharged. Burnel faced charges including second-degree murder, manslaughter, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon; he pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in April 2017.

Does anyone have information about Vermong or about the events on Bainbridge Avenue that night?