Man, 25, fatally shot in head throughout conflict in Bronx NYCHA residence he was visiting

A 25-year-old man was fatally shot within the head throughout a conflict inside a Bronx NYCHA residence he was visiting, police stated Wednesday.

Cops responding to a report of pictures fired within the Morrisania Homes on Washington Ave. close to E. 169th St. discovered Randell Timber unconscious contained in the first-floor residence about 10:55 p.m. Tuesday, police stated.

“The entire sudden, I heard ‘Pow! Pow!’ It echoed so f—ing loud,” stated upstairs neighbor Idalia Rodriguez, 57. “I stated, ‘Maintain on, these have been gunshots, any individual acquired shot.’”

Timber’s killer had fled by the point cops arrived and no weapons have been recovered contained in the residence.

Timber died on the scene.

Two individuals discovered within the residence with the sufferer have been taken into custody, questioned and launched, cops stated. No arrests have been made.

Timber was visiting the residence and lived within the Van Nest part of the Bronx, in line with cops.

Neighbors stated the residence the place the taking pictures occurred is a hotspot for hassle.

“These individuals begin arguing. From the argument they go into combating, the combating they arrive again with weapons,” Rodriguez stated. “It occurs typically. Loopy loopy. You’re not protected in right here.”

“There’s all the time one thing taking place in that residence,” one other neighbor added.

Timber was arrested twice in 2019, for assault and for rape, nevertheless it was not clear if his felony historical past had something to do along with his loss of life.