21-year-old shot and killed in the Bronx

NEW YORK, NY – Detectives with the New York City Police Department’s 47th Precinct are investigating the shooting death of Nicholas Lewis, 21.

Lewis was shot near his Pratt Avenue home at around 10:45 pm on Wednesday.

Police officers arrived to find the 21-year-old with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was treated at the scene before being transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests have been made at this time. No suspects have been identified.