NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A 30-year-old man who was shot in the torso in front of a building in the Bronx in October has succumbed to his injuries, the NYPD said Thursday.
A gunman shot David Peart in the torso in front of a building on Tinton Avenue, near East 163rd Street, in Morrisania around 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 15, police said.
Peart was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition after the shooting, the NYPD said. He was pronounced dead on Monday, the department said.
Police are still searching for the gunman who shot Peart: a 20- to 30-year-old man who was last seen wearing a black and red baseball cap, a white hooded sweatshirt with a Nike logo on the front, blue jeans and multi-colored sneakers.
The suspect police are searching for.NYPD
The man previously faced an assault charge, but will now be facing a homicide charge, the NYPD said.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
