# Bronx precinct shaken by shootings

> A deadly week of gunfire in the Bronx's 44th Precinct has residents weighing recent gains against fresh fear.
- Title: Bronx precinct shaken by shootings · ABC7 New York | Shortify
- Summary: A deadly week of gunfire in the Bronx's 44th Precinct has residents weighing recent gains against fresh fear. The 44th Precinct saw a sharp local rise in…
- Keywords: bronx, 44th precinct, nypd, gun violence, east 157th street, gerard avenue, university avenue, mohammed saleh, shootings, illegal guns, news, local
- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/post/1-killed-7-injured-amid-spike-gun-violence-bronxs-44th-precinct/19835939
- Published: 2026-09-15T23:07:12+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: bronx, 44th precinct, nypd, gun violence, east 157th street, gerard avenue, university avenue, mohammed saleh, shootings, illegal guns, news, local
## Fear returns in Highbridge
Residents and business owners say the 44th Precinct has felt safer lately, but a week of shootings has brought gun violence back to the front of daily life.
## Bullets hit a deli
On Sunday near East 157th Street and Gerard Avenue, young men exchanged gunfire. One round tore into Mohammed Saleh's deli while he served a customer.

> I don't go outside. No matter what happened I don't go outside... stay inside
## Domino players struck
Some bullets hit older men playing dominos nearby. Police said a 65-year-old was shot in the leg and a 70-year-old in the hand, and both are expected to survive.
## Eight shot in a week
The two men were part of a broader burst of violence: eight people were struck in four separate shootings inside the precinct last week.
## One man killed
Police said three people were shot last Monday on University Avenue. A 43-year-old man died after being shot in the head.
## Local numbers rose
NYPD stats show 32 shooting victims in the precinct so far this year, up from 26 at the same point last year, a rise of about 23%.
## Citywide shootings fell
Police say the wider city trend is moving the other way, with shooting incidents down nearly 10% this year. No arrests have been made in last week's four precinct shootings.
## Key takeaway

The 44th Precinct saw a sharp local rise in shooting victims, even as the NYPD says shootings are down citywide.