2 people found shot to death in car in Highbridge, Bronx

Thursday, July 2, 2020
HIGHBRIDGE, Bronx (WABC) -- The NYPD is investigating after two people were found shot to death in a car in Bronx.

It happened just after 1 a.m. Thursday on Sedgewick Avenue in the Highbridge section.
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Police say they were called to a reported "crowd condition" situation.

Officers arrived to find two deceased men inside a parked car.

They had both suffered gunshot wounds to the back of the head.

The driver was later identified as 30-year-old Richard Dominguez. His passenger remains unidentified.



The NYC Medical Examiner will work to determine the circumstances.
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This continues the trend of high numbers of shootings in the city.

The NYPD responded to 205 shooting incidents in June, a level not seen since 1996, when 236 shootings were recorded.

There were a total of 89 shootings in June 2019.

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