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Drive-By Gunman Shoots into Bronx Store




By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

January 29, 2023


BRONX - Police are looking for a drive-by gunman who shot up a Bronx grocery store.


At around 11 pm on December 2, a 41-year-old man was inside a grocery store at 3201D White Plains Road in Olinville. Cops say a 2020 gray Kia Soul pulled in front of the location with four men inside.


One of the passengers pulled out a handgun and fired from the car into the store. 





The victim was struck in his left hand. He was taken to Jacobi Medical Center where he was treated for his gunshot wound.


Cops said the suspects are males in their late teens and early 20s.


Police released surveillance video which shows two of the suspects outside a store.


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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