Amaury Toro, a 43-year-old male, was killed in the early morning hours of June 4, 2026, after gunfire erupted along the Grand Concourse in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx. Police said officers from the 46th Precinct were called around 2:35 a.m. for a report of an assault near 2151 Grand Concourse, a busy stretch lined with residential buildings and storefronts.
When they arrived, they found Toro suffering from gunshot wounds to his chest and groin.
Emergency medical workers rushed Toro to St. Barnabas Hospital, but he could not be saved and was pronounced dead there. Early reporting described the shooting as taking place near a bus stop or on the street along Grand Concourse, with investigators later marking evidence at the scene, including shell casings and other items. The exact circumstances leading up to the shooting were not immediately made public, and police did not release a motive.
Toro was later identified by police as the man killed in the shooting. He was reported to have ties to Bedford Park, though there was some uncertainty in local reporting about the address provided by police. A memorial listing described him as lost to gun violence in the Bronx on June 4, 2026, and other reporting described him as a father of two.
In the days after his death, the shooting drew public grief and anger in the community. Anti-violence advocates, grieving families, and Bronx residents gathered near Grand Concourse to call for an end to gun violence, using Toro’s death as another painful example of the toll shootings continue to take on families and neighborhoods. Those who gathered said they wanted their presence to remind the community that every victim leaves behind loved ones forced to live with the loss.
As of the available reports, no arrests had been made in Amaury Toro’s killing. Police had not publicly identified any suspect or suspects, and no charges, trial proceedings, or convictions had been reported. Authorities said the investigation remained ongoing and asked anyone with information to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers.
