Second man cuffed in connection to Bronx shooting that left man dead

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Another man was taken into custody in connection to a shooting that left a man dead in the Bronx last month.

According to police, at 10:35 p.m. on Sept. 18, officers responded to a 911 call regarding an assault inside an apartment at 3400 Wickham Ave. Upon their arrival, officers found 26-year-old Wayne Leon lying unconscious and unresponsive in the hallway with a gunshot wound to his shoulder.

EMS rushed Leon to Jacobi Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The incident has since been described as a robbery gone wrong.

Police arrested 30-year-old David Mattison on Sept. 22. He was charged with murder, manslaughter, assault burglary, criminal possession of a firearm, and two counts of attempted robbery.

On Oct. 12, police arrested 27-year-old Cintron Powell in connection to the crime. He was also charged with murder, manslaughter, assault burglary, criminal possession of a firearm, and two counts of attempted robbery.