On the afternoon of July 14, 2023, 28-year-old Denzel Plummer was shot and killed on East 161st Street in the Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx, directly across from the Bronx Hall of Justice. The shooters fled down Morris Avenue, and Plummer was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was pronounced dead.

Police described the shooting as arising from some kind of dispute, but the specifics leading to the encounter remain unclear. The New York Police Department investigated the homicide and, on July 27, 2023, arrested 32-year-old Paulin Utshudi of Hopewell Junction, NY, who was charged with murder, manslaughter, and illegal possession of a firearm in connection with Plummer’s death.

If anyone has information about what happened near East 161st Street that afternoon or knew Plummer, please share what you know.