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Brooklyn man arrested in connection to fatal shooting in The Bronx

Police say that 21-year-old Jontay Davis was discovered in the rear of SBH Health System at 2 a.m. Sept. 2.

Caithlin Pena

Sep 25, 2025, 6:19 AM

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Police have arrested a man from Brooklyn in connection to a fatal shooting in The Bronx early this month.

Desean Edwards, 22, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.

Police say that 21-year-old Jontay Davis was discovered in the rear of SBH Health System at 2 a.m. Sept. 2. He was shot in the head and pronounced deceased at the hospital.

Surveillance video obtained by News 12 showed the moments Davis was dropped off by three men on the steps of the hospital.

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