Police said they’ve made an arrest following the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man in Belmont earlier this month.
Police said that on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at around 2 a.m., officers from the 48th Precinct found a 21-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head behind 4422 Third Avenue.
“EMS responded and transported the male to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced deceased,” a police spokesperson said. “There are no arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing.”
They said the deceased was identified as Jontay Davis of Tremont, The Bronx. Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, they said Desean Edwards, 22, of Brooklyn was arrested on Sept. 11, at 6.30 p.m. in the confines of the 48th Precinct, which covers the Bronx neighborhoods of
They said he was charged with murder and mur