Jontay Davis, 21, was found fatally shot behind Saint Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx in the early morning hours of September 2, 2025. Police discovered him face down at about 2:02 a.m.; he had a gunshot wound to the head. Emergency personnel took him into the hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. Family described Davis as a son, brother, uncle and friend who lived with autism and had a distinctive outlook on life.

Surveillance footage shows a car pulling up near the hospital just before 2 a.m. Three men exited the vehicle and carried another man, believed to be Davis, across the street toward the hospital. The men then returned to the car and fled as NYPD officers arrived. Authorities have been tracing the vehicle’s route to and from the scene.

Two arrests have been announced in connection with the killing: 22-year-old Desean Edwards of Brooklyn, charged with murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and 23-year-old Xavier Kearney of the Bronx, charged with murder and six counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Investigators have also released photos of a woman in her 20s with red hair and a tattoo who may have been with Davis. If anyone has information about what happened or knew Jontay, please come forward.