Police were investigating a Thursday evening shooting near East 181st Street in University Heights after a man was struck while sitting in a black sedan shortly after 6 p.m. The victim was shot in the left side of his torso and taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was expected to recover, News 12 Bronx reported, citing police.
Police said the suspect was last seen running south on Jerome Avenue in a hooded sweatshirt and red headphones. No arrests had been made as of Thursday night, and the victim’s age was not immediately available, according to the report.
The precinct and its reported trend
The shooting falls within the NYPD’s 46th Precinct, which covers University Heights, Morris Heights, Mount Hope and Fordham, according to the department. Its CompStat report for Sept. 21–27, 2026, listed 22 shooting incidents year to date, compared with 19 for the same period in 2025; the report notes that the figures are preliminary and subject to revision, NYPD CompStat shows. The precinct tally describes a broader area and period; it does not establish a cause or connection to Thursday’s shooting.
The city has also reported results from its Every Block Counts violence-prevention pilot. The Mayor’s Office named Elm Place, Walton Avenue and three blocks on Morris Avenue as the 46th Precinct’s five pilot blocks. Across pilot blocks in the 46th and 73rd precincts, it reported a nearly 22% decrease in overall crime, more than 33% fewer shooting incidents and 60% fewer shooting victims since the pilot launched. Those figures cover the pilot blocks across both precincts—not the 46th Precinct as a whole, the Mayor’s Office said.
A separate Jerome Avenue shooting
A separate fatal shooting occurred on July 16, 2026, in the basement of M Lounge at 2362 Jerome Avenue. The New York State Liquor Authority suspended the venue’s liquor license on July 24, according to a statement from the office of City Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez. That was a distinct incident at a different location; it does not establish any connection to Thursday’s shooting.
