Two people were shot at the corner of East 157th Street and Gerard Avenue in the Concourse section of the Bronx around 6 p.m. Sunday, near Yankee Stadium, according to an NYPD report. Police are searching for the shooter.
Both victims are expected to survive their injuries, according to CBS News, which cited an NYPD report on the shooting. Investigators are working to track down the suspect, who remains at large.
Sunday's shooting was reported alongside another reported shooting, adding to concern about violence near the stadium district. Hoodline reported that a 20-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man were wounded in a double shooting behind 575 Exterior Street in West Concourse, an incident that occurred behind a 22-story affordable housing tower.
A Cluster of Shootings Around the Stadium District
A Cluster of Shootings Around the Stadium District The violence stretches back even further. The available reports do not establish a September 12 shooting at East 158th Street and Concourse Village West. Nor do the supplied reports establish a September 8 shooting involving a 26-year-old man outside 730 Grand Concourse near Franz Sigel Park.
Franz Sigel Park is mentioned in the outlet's coverage. The neighborhood falls under the jurisdiction of the NYPD's 44th Precinct, per the same account.
Shootings Buck a Broader Downward Trend
NYPD statistics cited by FOX 5 New York showed that year-to-date shooting incidents in the 44th Precinct were down 11.8% compared to the same period in 2025.
Gunshot victims from the South Bronx are routinely taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, a 362-bed acute care facility that operates the busiest Level 1 Trauma Center emergency department in the region, according to facility information published by NYC Health + Hospitals. The hospital is also identified in coverage of the recent shooting scenes.
City & State New York reported that the city's Office of Community Safety coordinates with the 44th Precinct in connection with a different Bronx shooting and described general wraparound survivor support services.
Legal Stakes If a Suspect Is Caught
Should investigators identify and arrest the person responsible for Sunday's shooting, the legal exposure is steep. Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the second degree under New York Penal Law § 265.03 is classified as a Class C violent felony, carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 3.5 years and up to 15 years in prison, according to legal analysis from Saland Law. New York State enforces strict statutory minimums for illegal gun possession outside a residence.
For now, investigators continue piecing together what happened in Sunday's incident on East 157th Street. Anyone with information is likely to be sought by investigators as the NYPD continues piecing together what happened just steps from one of the city's most heavily trafficked sports corridors.
