Man Shot in Face Pumping Gas in the Bronx

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By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

March 3, 2023

BRONX - A man is fighting for his life after being shot in the face while pumping gas at a Bronx service station. Cops are investigating whether the shooting was a robbery that went bad. 

On Friday morning, a 51-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the face at a Gulf gas station on Webster Avenue and East 175th Street. The victim was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital and is in critical condition. 

Published reports claim the victim is from Brooklyn. 

Police are investigating the shooting as a potential robbery but said nothing appears to have been taken from the victim. 

The only description of the suspect is that he is a man with a dark complexion and thin build.

 

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.