Neighbors mourn loss of man shot and killed over parking dispute in Morris Park
MORRIS PARK, The Bronx (WABC) -- Police are searching for the suspects who shot and killed a man over a parking dispute in the Bronx.
The fatal shooting happened just before 2 a.m. on Saturday on Fowler Avenue.
Officials say Trevor Hughes, 49, got into an argument with two men over a parking spot when the shooting happened.
According to the NYPD, the argument escalated and Hughes was shot in the stomach. First responders transported the victim to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Akmell Edwards is now struggling to make sense of his neighbor's death.
Edwards says Hughes would often park in his driveway. According to Edwards, a car was blocking the driveway when his neighbor arrived home on Saturday, prompting an argument between Hughes and the people in the vehicle.
"They dispute this is not a driveway. How you could dispute this is not a driveway when it's clearly a driveway," Edwards said.
Police are now looking for two men last seen fleeing the scene in a Jeep SUV.
"They should catch him and put them in jail for a while, for a long time." said Louis Amalfitano, another one of Hughes' neighbors.
Residents living on Fowler Avenue describe Hughes as a kind man, a father and hard worker.
"If I go out to work early and there is snow, he's going to shovel in the snow for my mother-in-law. Well, he helped me cut the trees and do weird things in the house," Edwards said. "I'm just, can't even get the words. Caught off guard, just caught off guard."
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