Kevin Roberts, a 56-year-old Black man, was shot multiple times in the torso and died after being taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln. The shooting happened about 11:00 p.m. on June 19, 2023, outside an apartment building at 976 Simpson Street in the Longwood section of the Bronx. Emergency medical services responded and transported Roberts to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The shooter fled the scene in a vehicle. The case remained open while the New York Police Department investigated; no arrest was reported for about a month. On July 22, 2023, authorities arrested 30-year-old Bronx resident Jeremy Mendez and charged him with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon.

If anyone has information about what happened outside 976 Simpson Street that night or saw the vehicle that left the scene, please share what you know with investigators.