A dispute inside an apartment building on Topping Avenue in the Bronx ended with the death of Marcus Henderson. Marcus, 37, lived at 1825 Topping Avenue in the Mount Hope neighborhood. On Friday, May 24, 2024, just before 6 p.m., a gunman fired inside the building near East 176th Street; Henderson was hit once in his right leg. The bullet severed a critical artery. NYPD officers from the 46th Precinct found him wounded and EMS transported him to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time after arrival.

Police identified and detained a person of interest at the scene, later named as 29-year-old Brandon Austin, who also lived at the same address. Austin was arrested the next day and charged with murder in the second degree, aggravated manslaughter in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. No motive had been disclosed and investigators continued working the case. If anyone knew Marcus, his movements that evening, or has information about what happened at 1825 Topping Avenue, please come forward.