Last week, a 39-year-old Hispanic male was shot to death in Bedford Park.
Police received a call for an unconscious male at Pond Place and 198th Street at 3:02 a.m. on Nov. 17. Police discovered the man shot once in the stomach. Medics took him to St. Barnabas where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
It was the first murder in the 52nd Precinct since September.
Police said the victim had 26 prior arrests on his record and that the murder may have been drug related. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
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