Bronx man fatally shot in head during mugging, NYPD says

A Bronx man found shot in the head outside a liquor store had been mugged moments before the fatal clash, police said Saturday.

Five men attempted to rob victim Johnny Gaston, 32, and an unnamed 27-year-old man on Osborne Place near West Burnside Ave. in University Heights when shots were fired about 10 p.m. on Dec. 15, cops said.

Gaston and the other man ran around the corner to escape the bullets, but the damage had already been done: when police found Gaston outside a Bronx liquor store, he had been shot in the head, cops said. The other man had been shot in the groin.

EMS rushed both victims to St. Barnabas Hospital, where Gaston died.

Five men attempted to rob victim Johnny Gaston and a 27-year-old man on Osborne Place near West Burnside Ave. in University Heights when shots were fired about 10 p.m. on Dec. 15, cops said.

The other man, who refused to talk to police, was expected to survive.

The suspects fled the scene in a Dodge Durango, cops said.

Investigators canvassing the area found the Osborne Place address where the shooting took place and recovered video footage of the five suspects before the shooting.

It was not clear if the suspects took anything from Gaston before he was shot.

Five men attempted to rob victim Johnny Gaston and a 27-year-old man on Osborne Place near West Burnside Ave. in University Heights when shots were fired about 10 p.m. on Dec. 15, 2022.

Gaston lived in Morrisania, about two miles from where he was shot, cops said. He has a criminal record with nine arrests, mostly for drug possession and sale, police sources said. Cops were investigating if his past had anything to do with the fatal clash.

Police on Saturday released the images in the hopes that someone recognizes them.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of these suspects is urged to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

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