A 30-year-old man, David Pena, was fatally shot in the torso on a Staten Island street corner in the late hours of December 10, 2019. The shooting occurred near Union Avenue and Post Avenue in the Mariners Harbor neighborhood. Responding to a 911 call, police discovered Pena wounded at the scene. He was quickly transported to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton, where he was pronounced dead.
At the time of the incident, investigators were exploring the possibility that
the shooting was related to drugs or gang activity, noting that Pena had a criminal record. Authorities began an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting, but no immediate arrests were made.
Information regarding any suspects or arrests in connection with the death of David Pena has not been made publicly available in the years following the incident. The case remains one of many unsolved homicides in the city, leaving questions about who was responsible for the fatal shooting and the motive behind it. There have been no subsequent announcements of charges, trials, or convictions related to this specific case.
