Overview

• Three people were wounded just before 9 p.m. Friday at East Fordham Road and Marion Avenue, with a 17-year-old and a 20-year-old shot and a 28-year-old grazed, and police said the suspects fled on a moped as the investigation continues.
• Mayor Eric Adams ordered 1,000 additional officers into Bronx hotspots for the holiday weekend, drawing personnel from across the city including desk assignments to expand foot patrols.
• City Hall is also seeking meetings with gang members facilitated by crisis management teams, potentially at Gracie Mansion, alongside expanded violence interrupter outreach.
• The surge follows the Aug. 23 mass shooting at a Haffen Park basketball tournament where Jaceil Banks, 32, was killed and four others were injured, including 17-year-old Anthonaya Campbell who remains critical; police recovered about six guns and roughly 63 shell casings.
• Police arrested four suspects in the Haffen Park case, including two minors, on murder, attempted murder and weapons charges, as officials note the Bronx leads the city in murders this year even with a near-20% year-to-date drop in shootings overall.