Livery Driver Gunned Down in Bronx Car on New Year's Day: NYPD

Rideshare driver fatally shot in the head near Cross Bronx Expressway on New Year’s Day

The federation said a whistleblower identified the person who allegedly shot Mbolo-Isac and provided NYPD with what it called detailed, credible information that could lead to an arrest.

FIRST MURDER OF 2026: Bronx man shot dead inside livery cab, cops say – amNewYork

A Bronx man was shot and killed on Thursday morning in what's believed to be New York City's first homicide of the new year.

Was This New York City's First Homicide of 2026?

(Bronx, NY) – It was around 7:00 AM on New Year’s Day when firefighters responded to car fire in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx. After the flames were extinguished, EMS workers found a 55-year-old man inside the vehicle. He’d been shot in the head, and was declared dead at the scene. This happened at the intersection of Morris Avenue and the Cross Bronx Expressway. No arrests have been made and the investigation continues. The apparent murd…

Rideshare driver found shot dead in car in what could be NYC’s first homicide of 2026

The 55-year-old victim was found with a mortal gunshot wound to the head when cops responded to the intersection of Morris Avenue and the Cross Bronx Expressway in Mount Hope.

Rideshare driver found shot in head in car in NYC's first homicide of 2026

Firefighters responding to a car fire found the 55-year-old man shot twice in the head near Morris Avenue and the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Mount Hope section just before 6:55 a.m. Thursday.

Livery driver gunned down in Bronx car on New Year's Day: NYPD

MT. HOPE, the Bronx (PIX11) --- A livery driver was fatally shot in the head in a car after a minor fender bender in the Bronx on New Year's Day, making the first homicide of the year, police and officials said. Authorities found Issa Mbolo-Isac, 55, with multiple gunshot wounds to the head inside the [...]