Devonte Sorriano, 29, was fatally shot on Sunday, September 29, 2024, just before 2 p.m. at the corner of East 182nd Street and Mapes Avenue in the Belmont section of the Bronx. He was found with a single gunshot wound to the head. Police say the shooter fled on a bicycle.

An investigation led to the arrest of a Manhattan resident identified as Herman Gayle, who has been charged with murder in connection with Sorriano’s death. Family and neighbors described Sorriano as a kind soul and mourned his loss as another casualty of gun violence.

If anyone in Belmont that afternoon saw a person riding a bicycle near East 182nd Street and Mapes Avenue or has information about the shooting, please come forward.