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Stabbed to Death Near Bronx Community College

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By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 6, 2022 


BRONX - Police have released the name of the man who was found stabbed to death this morning near Bronx Community College. 


At around 5 am on December 6, officers from the 52nd Precinct responded to a call of an unconscious man on the corner of 183rd Street and University Avenue. There they found 28-year-old Fitzroy Bennett lying on the sidewalk unresponsive. 




EMS rushed Bennett to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. 




No arrests have been made and not description of the suspect has been given as the investigation continues. 


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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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