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Sources: Man found dead with gunshot wounds to head in NYC RV

Erin Pflaumer and Mira Wassef

12 mins ago

CROTONA PARK, Bronx (PIX11) – A man was found dead in a mobile home in the Bronx on Monday, sources told PIX11 News.

Ramon Martinez, 39, was found near Mohegan Avenue and East 176th Street in Crotona Park around 8 p.m. He had multiple gunshot wounds to the head, according to the NYPD.


It is the second fatal shooting in the area within a week. According to police, 28-year-old Idriss Cherif-Elfarissy was found with a gunshot wound to the head near Mohegan Avenue and East 176th Street on Tuesday.

Cherif-Elfarissy was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said he lived 30 meters from where he was killed.

According to police, there is probably no connection between the shootings.

Provide police with information by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Erin Pflaumer is a Long Island-based digital content producer who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. You can find more of her work here.