A New Jersey man was arrested Thursday after he was accused of shooting another man in the Bronx nearly two weeks earlier, authorities said.
The investigation began on Aug. 20 at 1:54 a.m. when members of the New York Police Department responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress at 200 East Mosholu Parkway, according to a statement from the NYPD. When officers arrived, they found 36-year-old Bronx resident Phillip Martinez with a gunshot wound to the head, and he was rushed to a local hospital for treatment before dying three days later, police said.
Investigators later identified a suspect, Jason Sanders, 44, of Camden, and arrested him Thursday evening, officials said. Sanders was charged with murder and manslaughter.Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to
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