Overview
- Shots were fired around 6:30 a.m. inside the Forest Houses complex at 765 E. 165th St. in Morrisania, according to police.
- Officers found the victim unconscious in the lobby with a gunshot wound to the back of the head, and investigators believe he was shot in a stairwell before collapsing.
- EMS took the man to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, and his identity has not been released pending family notification.
- Witnesses reported three men in all black fleeing the building, including one carrying a black backpack, and no arrests have been made.
- Detectives from the 42nd Precinct and NYPD Public Service Area 7 are canvassing for surveillance footage and are seeking tips through Crime Stoppers.