John Martinez, 27, known in the drill rap scene as Suave Drilly, was fatally shot the evening of Wednesday, October 15, 2025, in Mott Haven, the Bronx. He was leaving a parole office near Alexander Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard at about 5:50 p.m. when three masked assailants reportedly approached and opened fire, striking him multiple times in the chest. Parole officers nearby began CPR and EMS took over before Martinez was transported to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Officials say the gunmen fled eastbound on East 132nd Street and the NYPD is investigating; no arrests have been announced. Martinez had been on parole after a 2023 imprisonment and a conviction for first-degree attempted gang assault. He was part of a 2022 indictment alleging involvement in shootings between September 2018 and March 2022 as a member of the group identified in that indictment.

Did anyone in Mott Haven see the shooting or the three masked individuals fleeing the scene?