On the afternoon of Thursday, October 7, 2021, police answered a 911 call for a person shot at the intersection of River Avenue and East 151st Street in the Bronx. Officers arrived around 2:25 PM and found a 42-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to NYC Health + Hospital / Lincoln and later pronounced dead. The victim was identified as Alfred Johnson, a Bronx resident.

The investigation into the shooting continued for several weeks. On Thursday, November 4, 2021, authorities arrested a 21-year-old Queens resident, identified as Destin Black, and charged him with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a loaded firearm in connection with Johnson’s death. The case remained under investigation.

If anyone witnessed the shooting at River Avenue and East 151st Street or has information about the events that afternoon, please share what you know.