Melquan Johnson, 36, was fatally shot in the Bronx on the afternoon of Thursday, December 5, 2024. Police were called about an assault at 688 East 223rd Street in Wakefield at approximately 3:34 p.m.; officers found Johnson with a gunshot wound to the head and EMS transported him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, where he was pronounced dead. Johnson lived in Staten Island; investigators have not explained why he was in the Bronx that day.

The New York City Police Department is treating the incident as a homicide. No arrests have been announced and no motive has been released. Police have described a person of interest as a male with a dark complexion and heavy build, last seen wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and black Crocs. Anyone with information about the shooting or the person of interest is urged to come forward.