A Bronx man was found shot to death in a stairwell at a public housing building in the borough Sunday night, breaking what police say was a record streak of no reported homicides in the city.
NYPD officers responding to a 911 call just after 9 p.m. found 38-year old Gregory Stewart with a gunshot wound to his head at NYCHA’s Sotomayor Houses on Watson Avenue in Soundview, officials said. Stewart lived in Wakefield, more than four miles away, according to police.
Emergency medical workers transported him to Jacobi Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said they took a person into custody but haven’t announced any charges yet as the investigation continues.
NYPD data shows shootings in the 43rd Precinct, which includes Soundview, were up 30% through November, compared to the sam

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