Michael Beltre, a 17-year-old high school student who recently moved to the Bronx from the Dominican Republic, was murdered last night in front of 2622 Jerome Ave. just after 7 p.m. Police say Beltre was shot in the face and transported to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
According to the Daily News, Beltre told his mother an hour before he was shot that he was heading out to run errands. Police said Beltre was casually speaking to one or two people on the street before one of them pulled out a gun and blasted Beltre in the face.
Beltre was killed on a shady stretch of Jerome Avenue, between Kingsbridge Road and the north end of St. James Park. Residents of the area often complain of drug dealing and prostitution. Gun violence is not uncommon around St. James, despite heavy usage of the park by residents.
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Why is it shady? Does it have trees or is the writer just trying to insult residents of the neighborhood.