Man shot dead in 19th-floor hallway of Bronx housing tower

A 38-year-old man was fatally shot on the 19th floor of a NYCHA high-rise in the Bronx on Wednesday night
A 38-year-old man was fatally shot on the 19th floor of a NYCHA high-rise in the Bronx on Wednesday night. Photo credit Google Street View

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A 38-year-old man was shot dead on the 19th floor of a Bronx public housing high-rise on Wednesday night, police said.

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The unidentified victim was gunned down at NYCHA’s Morrisania Air Rights development at Park and Morris avenues in Concourse Village around 9:30 p.m.

NYPD officers responding to a call found the victim lying unconscious in a 19th-floor hallway with a gunshot wound to his chest.

Police and EMS filled the street outside 3073 Park Ave. following the shooting Wednesday night
Police and EMS filled the street outside 3073 Park Ave. following the shooting Wednesday night. Photo credit Citizen App

He was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was pronounced dead at 11:30 p.m.

Police said the circumstances surrounding the shooting weren’t immediately known.

No arrests have been reported as the investigation continues.

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