Alexis Ramirez, 47, was fatally shot in Fordham Heights on the evening of Saturday, March 16, 2024. The shooting happened about 9:40 p.m. in front of an apartment building at 2311 Morris Avenue. Officers from the 46th Precinct responding to 911 calls found Ramirez at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators at the scene recovered a baseball cap and a pair of eyeglasses on the sidewalk within the cordoned-off area. A vigil later formed at the site to remember Ramirez. Three men from the Bronx were arrested in connection with the slaying and taken into custody within the 46th Precinct; they were identified as 44-year-old Carlos Hernandez Ortiz, 42-year-old Jose Suarez, and 54-year-old Julio Suarez. The suspects were charged with murder, manslaughter, gang assault, and criminal possession of a weapon, and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened that night, please share what is known.