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A 27-year-old man was shot on Saturday night, May 16, in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx, police said.
An NYPD spokesperson told Norwood News on Sunday morning that the department received a call at around 10.34 p.m. on Saturday night for a report of a person who had been shot behind 135 West Kingsbridge Road.
“Upon arrival, officers were informed a 27-year-old male was shot in the leg by an unidentified individual,” a police spokeswoman said. “The individual fled the location northbound on Sedgwick [Avenue] to parts unknown. The victim was transported to St. Barnabas [Hospital] in stable condition. There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing. No known motive and no perpetrator description at this time.”
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Norwood News visited the site in the early hours of Sunday morning and spoke to a few people in the area. Asked if he knew what happened, a local man said, “I wasn’t here but I heard about it.” Asked what he had heard, he said, “I heard somebody got shot.” Asked if he had heard if the shooting had taken place inside or outside, he said, “It was outside.”
He alleged it was by the steps to the residential building located next to Caridad Bar & Grill. Asked how he felt about the shooting as a resident of the neighborhood, he said, “Ahh, everything happens around here. Everything happens, you know? It’s like you got people who have problems so you know?”
Asked if there was usually trouble at the bar, which is located opposite the Bronx VA Hospital, he said, “No, basically, it’s quiet, but then, when something jumps off, that’s when everything starts.” The man said police wrapped up their investigation at around 1 a.m.
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When asked for his reaction to the shooting, another man working in a local barber shop that was getting ready to open, said, “I’ve been in the neighborhood since 1992, and I’ve seen many young dead people.” He said he was not around when the shooting took place the previous night.
The worker went on to say that more programs were needed to keep youth off the streets. “If there were programs around here that kids could get on a basketball league that don’t cost them anything…” he said. “They be on the street… it’s unbelievable,” he added.
Source: NYPD / Compstat
As reported, a man was hospitalized following a shooting, reportedly at close range, on Friday night, May 15, at East 198th Street between Bainbridge Avenue and Briggs Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, and another man was killed aboard a 1 train in the Fieldston section of The Bronx in the early hours of Wednesday morning, May 13.
The latest crime statistics for the 50th Precinct, where the latest shooting took place, are attached.
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Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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