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Bronx Local News: Fire Mystery in Bronx! FDNY Finds Body NOT Related to Fire in Building

Bronx Firefighters Battle Four-Alarm Blaze, Discover Woman Dead Inside Apartment  -FDNY Bronx Voice   November 29, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - A chaotic scene unfolded in the Bronx on Friday afternoon after a four-alarm fire tore through a six-story apartment building—leading firefighters not only to battle heavy flames, but also to a heartbreaking discovery inside one of the units. An elderly woman’s body was found and cops are investigating. The FDNY responded just after midday to 1520 Sheridan Avenue, where flames had erupted in apartment 6H. According to officials, the first units arrived in under four minutes. Despite that quick response, the fire had already pushed its way into the cockloft—the space between the top-floor ceiling and the roof—and began spreading into nearby apartments. In total, more than 170 firefighters and EMS personnel rushed to the scene, along with officers from the NYPD’s 44th Precinct. Nine people suffered minor injuries as crews worked their way th...

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Man Gunned Down Across from Bronx VA Hospital

Fatal Shooting in Kingsbridge Heights

Police investigate a fatal shooting in front of a building on Kingsbridge Road. -Photo by Citizen App
Police investigate a fatal shooting in front of a building on Kingsbridge Road. -Photo by Citizen App

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 8, 2024


BRONX - A man was gunned down on the street across from the Bronx VA Hospital, the NYPD said.



At around 11 am, police responded to a 911 call found a man shot in front of 131 W Kingsbridge Road. The 26-year-old victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds throughout the torso. 


EMS rushed the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead. 


The NYPD did not release the name of the victim pending family notification. 



Police report no arrests at this time and the investigation is ongoing. 


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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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