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Maria Garcia

Age : 59

Gender : Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/02/2026

Location : 2500 Johnson Ave, Spuyten Duyvil

City : Bronx

County : Bronx

State : New York

Agency : Port Authority Police

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Shot and killed by Port Authority officer who was her brother

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 01/22/2026, a 59-year-old woman was found inside a bedroom at an apartment on 2500 Johnson Ave in the Spuyten Duyvil section of the Bronx with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. EMS units pronounced her dead at the scene. Sources say she was the sister of a retired Port Authority Police Department officer who allegedly shot her and wounded their mother before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.amny.com/police-fire/bronx-murder-suicide-port-authority-01222026/