BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — The NYPD is still investigating a deadly dispute in a Bronx subway station, and while the search continues for the gunman, the NYPD plans to change the way it tackles violent crime in one of the hardest-hit boroughs.

NYPD Commissioner Tisch announces plan to split the Bronx into two patrol commands, adding 200 officers to tackle high crime rates.

The NYPD is investigating Tuesday afternoon's deadly shooting on the platform of a B and D line subway station in the Mount Eden section of the Bronx.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch is sending 200 more cops into the Bronx and splitting it into two patrol commands as the northernmost borough continues to buck the citywide dip in crime. The move would shake up the NYPD structure in the Bronx,

Christopher Redding was so skilled at football that his potential seemed endless to many who watched him play. But the 16-year-old’s life was cut short on Wednesday afternoon, when he was shot and killed after a brawl in a busy area of the Bronx's Kingsbridge neighborhood, according to police.

The Bronx will be divided into two patrol boroughs, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced during her State of the NYPD address on Tuesday.

Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch used her State of the NYPD address Tuesday to announce a wide‑ranging set of updates aimed at boosting public safety, modernizing operations and giving officers more support in the field.

The White House is expected to give the NYPD the authority to take out unauthorized drones found buzzing around major events, Tisch said.