Francisco Gordillo, 51, was shot and killed in Yonkers in the early morning hours of February 26, 2024. At about 4:45 a.m. he was giving a ride home to a younger man after a night of drinking. After arriving at the passenger’s address, the man briefly went into his apartment and returned to the vehicle armed with a .45 caliber pistol.

An earlier argument between the two men escalated when the passenger wrapped his arm around Gordillo and fired a single shot, striking Gordillo in the head. First responders located Gordillo inside his red pickup truck near Willow Street and Mount Carmel Place; he later died at a local hospital. The passenger, identified as 18-year-old Ludvin Ramos-Cervantes, initially told police Gordillo had killed himself and later said the gun discharged accidentally, but was arrested later that day and charged with Murder in the 2nd Degree.

If anyone witnessed the events near Willow Street and Mount Carmel Place that night or has information about the argument between Gordillo and the passenger, please come forward.