A man shot to death on a return visit to the Harlem NYCHA development where he grew up was a father of four with another child on the way, heartbroken relatives say.
Christopher Jimenez, 34, was shot in the chest during a confrontation with two men in the lobby of a Manhattanville Houses building on W. 126th St. near Broadway about 5 p.m. on Thursday, police said.
\u201cTragedy just happened in here, inside the building,\u201d the victim\u2019s mother, Victoria Roldan, 57, told the Daily News while standing with other mourners at a memorial to her son outside the building.
Friends, neighbors and relatives left dozens of lit candles along with a photo of Jimenez and messages to him written on posters.
\u201cHe was a good son and a good brother,\u201d said Roldan. \u201cI had seven kids. They were all together all the time.\u201d
The mother said Jimenez had moved to New Jersey, but he frequently traveled back and forth to his childhood home. He had four children, the oldest 13.
Jimenez\u2019s girlfriend is pregnant with his fifth child, Roldan added.
Two shell casings were found at the scene, and police are searching for two men, one wearing all black and the other wearing a blue sweater and gray sweatpants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jimenez was rushed to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital, where he died about 30 minutes after he was shot, cops said.
According to state records, Jimenez had been paroled from prison a year ago after serving two years for attempted criminal possession of a weapon.
A childhood friend of the victim held his hand as he lay dying in the lobby.
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be in my head forever,\u201d Demetria Ramuesr told The News. \u201cThere were three shots. I got down there and he was lying by himself. I was talking to him as he was lying on the floor. He said, \u2018I\u2019m dying.\u2019 \u201d
Jimenez was a welcome sight when he visited his old home and still had many friends there, she said.
\u201cHe could have been visiting anybody,\u201d she said. \u201cEverybody knew him and everybody loved him.\u201d
A witness to the bloodshed said the victim got into a fight with a man in the lobby and was thrown to the ground. That man or another man who was with him then shot the victim, according to the witness, who did not see who the shooter was.
\u201cIt was bold, just bold. They walked right up and shot him in the lobby,\u201d a man who did not want to give his name told The News. \u201cThe police were stationed right here. The precinct is right up the block. I can\u2019t believe it. It was just damn bold.\u201d
Jimenez\u2019s mother hopes her son will soon get justice.
\u201cI just want them to find whoever killed him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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