Bronx Man, 68, Charged With Shooting Girlfriend and Another Man in Apparent Love Triangle

On the evening of Saturday October 17, 2026, Kenneth Morgan, 68, allegedly shot his 70-year-old girlfriend in the abdomen and a 60-year-old man multiple times in the torso at an apartment on 3rd Avenue in the Claremont section of the Bronx. Sources told amNY that Morgan found his girlfriend with the other man. Both victims were transported to Saint Barnabas Hospital in stable condition and are expected to survive. Officers from the NYPD's 42nd Precinct and Emergency Service Unit responded to multiple 911 calls and found spent shell casings in the hallway before gaining entry to the apartment. Morgan was taken into custody and charged with attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment. The incident added to concerns about gun violence in residential settings across the five boroughs.