Achilles Baskin, 25, was shot and killed in broad daylight on Sunday, February 26, 2023, around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Bathgate Avenue and East 183rd Street in the Belmont section of the Bronx. Reports say a dispute preceded the shooting; an unidentified individual confronted Baskin, produced a firearm and fired multiple times, including at least one shot to the head. The shooter fled on foot along Bathgate Avenue.

Police took Baskin, who was found unconscious and unresponsive, to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The NYPD is investigating and has released surveillance images of a suspect described as a male in his mid-40s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, roughly 175 pounds, wearing all-black clothing, a black-and-blue coat and a black fanny pack. No arrests have been announced.

Years earlier, at 14, Baskin was publicly praised for trying to intervene in a 2011 incident that left a woman severely injured. His family and community continue to mourn this violent loss. If anyone saw the shooting, the fleeing suspect, or recognizes the person in the surveillance images, please come forward with information.