On a November evening in the Bronx, a life was cut tragically short, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and violent loss. Tory Barnes, a 29-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on November 15, 2019. The incident unfolded in the Morris Heights neighborhood, a place Barnes called home, just a few blocks from where he lived. He was a father of three and worked in construction to provide for his family.
That evening, police responded to a report of an assault and discovered Barnes
with gunshot wounds to his arm and leg. He was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead. The violence that claimed Barnes's life was not a random act, according to police, who stated that the suspect was committing a robbery at the time of the shooting.
The investigation into the death of Tory Barnes quickly led to a suspect. A week after the shooting, the New York Police Department arrested 17-year-old Davacchie Cole in connection with the killing. Cole, a resident of East Harlem, was taken into custody and faced a litany of serious charges for his alleged role in the incident.
Following his arrest, Davacchie Cole was charged with two counts of murder, manslaughter, four counts of robbery, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and one count of criminal possession of a firearm. While an arrest was made and charges were filed, information regarding the outcome of the legal proceedings, including any trial or conviction of the suspect, is not publicly available in the provided online sources. The motive, while not definitively stated by authorities, was linked to a robbery. Police sources also noted that the area where the shooting occurred was known for narcotics activity, though a direct link to Barnes was not specified.
