NYPD investigating 3 separate shootings that left man dead, 2 others injured in the Bronx
THE BRONX (WABC) -- One person is dead and two others are injured after gunfire erupted in three separate shootings just hours apart from each other in the Bronx.
The first shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. on Friday in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx. Police responded to a 911 call for reports of a person shot along Anthony Avenue.
Upon arrival, officers found a 24-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds to his back. First responders transported the victim to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
In the second shooting, police say a 44-year-old man was shot twice in the torso along Williamsbridge Road around 11:30 p.m. in Morris Park. The victim was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in stable condition.
Officers say a white SUV was seen fleeing the scene.
The third shooting happened just before midnight in the Tremont section of the Bronx.
According to the NYPD, a 42-year-old man was shot while inside a bodega at East 180th Street and Grand Concourse. Police say the suspect in this shooting was walking a dog when he shot towards the bodega, grazing the victim in the head, before fleeing the scene.
The victim went to Saint Barnabas Hospital for treatment.
Bronx resident Roelbi Almonte says walking in his neighborhood in Tremont has become increasingly nerve-wracking, especially with his wife and two babies.
"We really feel uncomfortable, including we think to move out from this area because we don't feel safe," he said.
Francisco Marte, who is with the Bodega and Small Business Group, says people started running an hour before the shooting at the bodega because they saw someone with a gun. He says the bodega owner's son, who has special needs, was outside when it happened.
Marte is calling on elected leaders and the NYPD to do more to keep neighborhoods safe.
"We need more patrolling, more protection for them, for the community itself. When the community is safe, everyone is safe, so we got to work together," Marte said.
The suspect in the Tremont shooting is described as a man with a beard last seen wearing all black, gray shorts and white socks.
Authorities are still investigating all three shootings and trying to determine what led up to each incident.
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