Man Gunned Down in Van Nest

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By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

December 27, 2022

BRONX - Cops are searching for the shooter who gunned down a man in Van Nest last night. 

At around 9 pm on December 26, officers from the 49th Precinct discovered a 29-year-old man found on the corner of Van Nest Avenue and Melville Street. The victim had been shot in the chest. 

EMS rushed the victim to Jacobi Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead. 

No arrests have been made and the only description of the shooter is that he was wearing a red bandana at the time. 

Little has been given in terms of motive for the murder. However, the NY Post reports the victim, whose name has not been revealed, was shot during a drug-related shooting in 2019.

Anyone with information in regard to 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/

 or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.