A man identified as Victor Anderson, 26, of Brooklyn, was murdered early Saturday morning, Jan. 30, on Dekalb Avenue, just north of Gun Hill Road in the Norwood section of the Bronx.

Deputy Inspector John D’Adamo, the commanding officer of the 52nd Precinct, says that no suspects have been identified, but his investigators are actively pursuing the case and tracking down some promising leads. 

He also said that despite the area’s reputation for drug activity, the murder “is possibly not narcotics related.”

It is the first murder in the precinct since D’Adamo took over command of the precinct on Oct. 27.

Police say they responded to reports of a man shot in front of 3535 DeKalb Ave. at 12:55 a.m. They found Anderson with a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to North Central Bronx Hospital just two blocks away, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Neighbors say police were knocking on doors at nearby apartment buildings until at least 2:30 a.m. and spent the next day pleading for witnesses to come forward.

For years, the stretch of DeKalb Avenue, north of Gun Hill Road, has been a hotbed for the drug trade. Two years ago, federal authorities took down an extensive network of drug traffickers and associated gang members several blocks north of