Joshua Evans, 21, of Mott Haven, Bronx, New York City, New York, United States is a gang member. In 2019, he was arrested and charged with robbery.
Just after 12:30 p.m. on September 14, 2023, Enriqueta Rivera,71, of the Bronx and another woman, 34, of the Bronx were shot two blocks away from Evans’ residence in Mott Haven. He allegedly opened fire at a member of a rival gang but missed the target during an argument on East 138th Street near Brook Avenue in Mott Haven.
Rivera was walking on the sidewalk with a shopping cart when she was shot in the back. She was rushed to Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx where she was pronounced dead.
After being shot in the left arm, the other victim as treated at the same hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. Her name was not released.
Evans and his intended target allegedly fled from the scene. New York City Police Department officers learned that Evans was hiding out at a relative’s residence in Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York.
On September 18, 2023, Evans was arrested after he turned himself in to the 40th Precinct of the NYPD in the Bronx. He was charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
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