Man shot at Bronx gas station dies after driving for miles, crashing into cars, flipping

The man overturned his Toyota in Van Cortlandt Village after driving two miles from a gas station on Major Deegan North
The man overturned his Toyota in Van Cortlandt Village after driving two miles from a gas station on Major Deegan North. Photo credit Citizen App

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A man who was shot in the back at a Bronx gas station on Monday evening drove for about two miles with a mortal gunshot wound before he crashed into multiple parked cars and flipped the Toyota, police said.

The 29-year-old victim was behind the wheel of the Toyota at the Gulf gas station at 70 Major Deegan North, between Van Cortlandt Park and Woodlawn Heights, just before 5 p.m. when someone came up and shot him once in the back.

The man was shot at a Gulf gas station just before 5 p.m. Monday
The man was shot at a Gulf gas station just before 5 p.m. Monday. Photo credit Google Street View

The wounded victim drove for about two miles to Van Cortlandt Village, where he crashed into multiple parked cars and flipped his vehicle in the area of Sedgewick Avenue and W. 231st Street.

Officers responding to a 911 call found him shot in the overturned car.

EMS transported him to New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He has not been identified.

No arrests had been reported Monday as the investigation continued.

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