On the morning of Sunday, August 20, 2023, 22-year-old Joshtiers Mora was found with a gunshot wound to his torso at the intersection of Boynton and Watson Avenues in the Soundview section of the Bronx. Officers from the 43rd Precinct responded to a 911 call about a shooting at about 4:05 a.m. EMS transported Mora to Jacobi Hospital in critical condition; he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Authorities have not publicly identified a motive, and it has not been determined whether Mora was the intended target. Friends remembered him as a peacemaker with a kind heart who encouraged others. The NYPD opened a homicide investigation and investigators have reported seeking a burgundy SUV seen leaving the area around the time of the shooting. As of late 2023 no arrests had been announced and the case remained unsolved.

If anyone in Soundview that night saw the burgundy SUV or has information about what happened at Boynton and Watson Avenues, please come forward.