Gunfire shattered the quiet near Butler Place and Zerega Avenue in the Bronx last Sunday, and now police want help putting names to the faces of three people caught on camera as they fled.
According to a March 28 post from NYPD Crimestoppers (Facebook), four unidentified individuals discharged firearms in the area, then took off on foot. Investigators are looking to identify three people shown in images shared with the public and are treating the case as reckless endangerment.
The Crimestoppers notice says multiple shots were fired in the vicinity before the group ran off. It urges anyone who recognizes the people in the attached media to reach out to the NYPD tip line or send an anonymous tip online.
Where It Happened
The intersection of Butler Place and Zerega Avenue sits in the northeastern Bronx within the patrol area of the 45th Precinct. That command covers Co-op City, City Island and surrounding neighborhoods and would handle follow-up on the investigation. The Crimestoppers post does not list any names or arrests and notes that the suspects ran off on foot.
How To Submit Tips
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tipsters can also submit information through the NYPD Crime Stoppers online portal or send a message to @NYPDTips on X. The Crime Stoppers portal explains how anonymous tips work and how potential rewards are handled. Authorities say tips are kept confidential and may help lead to arrests.
Legal Context
Under state law, reckless endangerment covers conduct that recklessly creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person. That is the charge cited in the Crimestoppers post. New York Penal Law §120.20 generally addresses reckless endangerment in the second degree, which can carry misdemeanor penalties, while more serious variations can be prosecuted as felonies depending on what happened.
So far, the Crimestoppers post is the only public notice the NYPD has shared about this incident, and the department has not released any suspect names. Anyone who might recognize the people in the images or who saw what happened is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at the numbers above or use the online portal. Tips, police say, may be eligible for rewards.
