A 57-year-old man was killed and a woman wounded by stray bullets in a Bronx street shooting, police said Monday.
Kevin Jennings was shot in the head outside a deli on E. 188th St. near Marion Ave. in Fordham around 6:45 p.m. Sunday, cops said. A 34-year-old woman was blasted in the left leg.
“I can’t get no sleep,“ said the 46-year-old niece of Jennings with whom he lived. “Everything is just bottled up. Our family is devastated.”
The niece, who is a home attendant and declined to give her name, said the family was unsure where Jennings was headed to, and said he was a “genuine” person.
Jennings worked odd jobs, the family said.
The victims, both innocent bystanders, were struck when a gunman opened fire on a crowd during an argument involving up to 10 men, police said.
The victim were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where Jennings died. He lived in the South Bronx, according to NYPD officials.
The woman was in stable condition, police said.
The gunman, who is still being sought, is described as Black with an Afro and was wearing a black T-shirt and red pants.
The fatal shooting is the second in the Bronx in a week involving an innocent bystander.
On May 12, Evette Jeffrey, 16, was struck in the head and killed when a teen gunman opened fire on a rival gang member, police said.
The 14-year-old gunman was arrested the following day, and the 13-year-old who handed him the gun was arrested Monday, police said.
Originally Published: May 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM EDT
