Separate Bronx shootings: Man shot in the head in Throggs Neck, 17-year-old hit in the stomach in Crotona Park
THE BRONX (WABC) — A 32-year-old man was shot and killed outside a NYCHA building in the Bronx on Monday night.
NYPD officers responded to a 911 call around 6:50 p.m. of a person shot in front of 2791 Dewey Avenue in Throggs Neck. Upon arrival, police found the victim with a gunshot wound to the head.
First responders transported the victim to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities are now trying to determine a motive for the shooting.
Later Monday night, police responded to another shooting, this one inside Crotona Park in the Claremont section of the Bronx.
According to police, officers responded to 1571 Fulton Avenue around 8:50 p.m. and found a 17-year-old boy shot in the stomach.
The 17-year-old was also taken to Jacobi Medical Center and is expected to survive.
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