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Man Shot at Westchester Square Bar

Police are searching for this man in connection with a shooting outside a Westchester Square bar.


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

December 16, 2022


BRONX - A man was shot outside a Westchester Square bar and police have released a photo hoping the public will help track down the gunman. 


At around 1:35 am on December 11, officers from the 45th Precinct responded to a report of gunshots on Westchester Square. When police arrived at the Plush 101 Lounge they found a 33-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the foot.  




An investigation revealed that the victim and an unknown man had gotten into a verbal dispute outside Plush at 53 Westchester Square. The arguement escalated and culminated with the man pulling out a gun and shooting the victim in the foot. 




The victim was taken to Jacobi Medical Center where he was treated and released. 




Police released surveillance video of the suspect. The suspect is described as a heavyset man with a beard and a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a black winter coat, beige button-down shirt, blue jeans, brown and white sneakers.




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.

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