Rideshare driver found shot in head in car in NYC's first homicide of 2026
ABC7 New York••nation
Key Points:
- A 55-year-old rideshare driver was found dead in a car in the Bronx, marking what is believed to be New York City's first homicide of the year.
- Firefighters discovered the man with two gunshot wounds to the head near Morris Avenue and the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Mount Hope area just before 6:55 a.m. Thursday.
- The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities have launched an ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
