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Case Description
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In the early morning hours of August 31, 2018, a dispute in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx turned fatal for 22-year-old Nicolas Vargas Jr. The young man, a resident of Manhattan and a father of two, was shot in the head while inside his black Honda near an IHOP restaurant at the corner of West 232nd Street and Broadway. The incident occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. following what witnesses described as a 'staredown' with another man. After the single shot was fired, Vargas's car contin ...Read More
Victim Details

Nicolas Vargas Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Bronx

NY

2018-08-31

22

Nicolas

Vargas Jr.

01/09/2026