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Man Shot to Death Across from Spellman High School


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By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 9, 2022 


BRONX - Police are investigating the shooting death of a man inside a housing development across from Cardinal Spellman High School. 


At around 8 pm on December 8, police officers stationed with PSA #8 in nearby Edenwald Houses, responded to a call of gunfire. In the third floor hallway of 1851 Schieffelin Place cops found a body. 




A 41-year-old man was found unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest. EMS rushed the victim to Jacobi Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. 




The victim’s name has not been released pending family notification.


No arrests have been made at this time and information is scarce as police begin their investigation. 





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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