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Drive-by Shooting in Front of Smoke Shop Leaves 1 Dead


Crime scene investigators collect evidence at the site of a fatal drive-by shooting.-Photo by David Greene


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

February 11, 2023


BRONX - A gunman in a minivan shot and killed a man outside a smoke shop near Parkchester during an early morning drive-by shooting.


At around 5 am on February 11, the 27-year-old victim was standing outside his car in front of a smoke shop at 1556  White Plains Road on the corner of Archer Road.


A grey minivan drove by and a gunman inside unleashed a barrage of bullets. The victim was struck and killed when one of the bullets hit him in the head.


He was pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center.


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


The investigation is ongoing.


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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