NJ Man Killed In Cross Bronx Expressway Shooting: Police

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY – A 21-year-old man, Ivan DeJesus Bueno of Paterson, New Jersey, died following a shooting on the Cross Bronx Expressway early Sunday morning, police said. A 21-year-old woman was also shot and remains hospitalized in stable condition, according to officials.

The victims were passengers in a 2010 Toyota Corolla, which was traveling westbound on I-95 – the Cross Bronx Expressway – when it was shot by an unknown individual in an unknown vehicle.

The driver of the Toyota, a 27-year-old man, was not injured.

Gothamist reportedly spoke to the female victim’s family, who said that Bueno and his 21-year-old girlfriend (their relative) had gone to a party before the shooting and were returning home to Paterson in her car, the Toyota.

After the Toyota was hit by gunfire, the 27-year-old driver reportedly drove to Columbia University Irving Medical Center in Washington Heights before both victims were rushed to Harlem Hospital, where Bueno succumbed to his injuries.

The motive for the shooting remains unclear and the suspect’s whereabouts are unknown. No information about the suspect or the make and model of his or her vehicle is currently available, and no arrests have been made. An investigation is ongoing.

amNewYork reported that the shooting happened near Exit 1B and the Alexander Hamilton Bridge, as the Expressway flows from the Bronx into Washington Heights shortly before crossing the Hudson River via the George Washington Bridge.

Anyone with information about the shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 1-888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are confidential.