NEW YORK – Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened at around 4:30 am on Saturday in the Bronx neighborhood of Belmont.
According to the NYPD, officers responded to a 911 call reporting that a male had been shot at 4371 Third Avenue.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers found that a 29-year-old male had been shot in the chest.
He was transported to Saint Barnabas Hospital by private means but was pronounced deceased shortly after his arrival. Police recovered a firearm at the scene, but no arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing.
The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of his family.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.