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27-Year-Old Fatally Shot Inside Bronx NYCHA Building as Police Hunt Three Suspects

The case underscores the Bronx’s outsized share of this year’s city gun violence.

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.