Akebulon Reeves, 34, was fatally shot on September 13, 2023, in front of an apartment building at 206 East 119th Street in East Harlem. At about 10:03 a.m. Reeves was standing with a group when two people arrived on a black motorized scooter. One of the men dismounted, approached the group and fired multiple shots, striking Reeves in the torso. Bystanders reported seeing a masked shooter and one local resident administered first aid before Reeves was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan, where he was pronounced dead.

Police identified and arrested two Bronx residents, 23-year-old Xavier Baez and 19-year-old William Cartagena, on September 20, 2023. They were charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon; investigators characterized the shooting as a planned hit.

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