On the night of June 4, 2025, 30-year-old Marco Reyes of the West Bronx was found unconscious in front of 345 West 42nd Street near Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen. Police responded to a 911 call around 10:45 p.m. and discovered Reyes with a gunshot wound to the head. Paramedics transported him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue in critical condition; he later died of his injuries.

Witnesses reported seeing a person dressed entirely in black fleeing the scene toward Eighth Avenue. The area near the Port Authority Bus Terminal was heavily canvassed by NYPD officers who sought surveillance footage and witnesses as investigators treated the slaying as a high priority.

If anyone saw activity around West 42nd Street that evening or has information about the person in black, please come forward.