The family says he was a goal-oriented, hardworking, faith-based family man. They say they have yet to hear any updates from the police and are asking the public for help to find the person responsible.

A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in the back about two blocks away from his Bronx home — and just steps away from where a teen was slain in 2022 and a young boy was shot and wounded last year. Xavier Navarez was shot multiple times in the back about 7:45 p.

Another teenager perished due to gun violence Saturday night, this time in the Bronx, authorities said. According to police sources, officers from the 40th Precinct were called to Beekman Avenue and Oak Terrace in Mott Haven at around 7:45 p.