Defendant Shot Victim in Chest; Gunfire Erupts in Daylight Near Shopping Area
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced that a Bronx man was indicted on Attempted Murder and additional charges for firing a gun in a busy area and wounding a man.
District Attorney Clark said, “This defendant opened fire as people were enjoying their Sunday. He wounded his intended victim. Fortunately, no one else was physically harmed. Such brazen disregard for public safety will not be tolerated.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Kavon Burton, 31, of 20 Metropolitan Oval, was indicted for Attempted Murder in the second-degree, two counts of Attempted Assault in the first-degree, two counts of Attempted Assault in the second-degree, Attempted Assault in the third-degree, two counts of second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Criminal Possession of a Firearm and Possession of Ammunition. The defendant was arraigned today by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Darlene Goldberg. Bail was continued. He is due back in court on November 12, 2025
According to the investigation, on June 29, 2025, at approximately 5:45 p.m., surveillance video shows the defendant and a 28-year-old man, get into an argument at McGraw and Metropolitan Avenues in Parkchester. Burton walked away and the man began to follow him. Burton then allegedly spun around, removed a gun from a fanny pack and fired,striking the victim two times in the chest and hitting a nearby parked vehicle. At least four shots were fired. Four shell casings were recovered at the scene. The defendant was arrested on August 13, 2025.
District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Detective Perry Jean of the 43rd Precinct Squad for his work on the case.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
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