Jeremy Valencia, 27, was shot and killed in the early morning of May 17, 2023, in the Kingsbridge Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. Police responded about 6:30 a.m. to a 911 call at 3470 Fort Independence Street and found Valencia unconscious with gunshot wounds to his chest. A neighbor who heard the shots discovered him bleeding on the street, checked for a pulse and called 911. He was taken to Montefiore Medical Center and pronounced dead.

The shooting was the first homicide reported in the 50th Precinct that year. Investigators initially sought two men believed to be involved; the New York Police Department later identified and arrested two suspects. In July 2023, Arsenio Lopez, 29, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Shortly afterward, 27-year-old Luis Joyce of the Bronx was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a loaded firearm.

If anyone has information about Valencia, his movements that morning, or witnessed activity near Fort Independence Street, please share what is known.