On the afternoon of March 20, 2025, Xavier Goodson, a 32-year-old African American man, was shot inside his East 231st Street residence in the Edenwald section of the Bronx. Officers from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call shortly after 4 p.m. and found Goodson unconscious with gunshot wounds to his head and abdomen. He was taken to Jacobi Hospital and was later pronounced dead.

Goodson was known locally as a fitness trainer and as a music artist who used the names Gladiator Zay and Chef Aimz. Reports say the shooter fled the scene and that police opened an urgent homicide investigation. By March 21, 2025, five men were arrested in connection with the killing: 22-year-old Jahiem Pasco, 20-year-old Jaire Drakes, 20-year-old Naesean Jackson and 20-year-old Kelvin Woods; later reports named Kanye Lucas and Kevvon Davis as also charged. Court documents allege the shooting grew out of an argument between Goodson and his cousin, Jaire Drakes. The men were charged with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and weapon offenses, and the investigation is ongoing.

Does anyone in Edenwald have information about Goodson, his activities that afternoon, or the events leading up to the shooting?