Officials say police were called to West 175th Street and Macombs Road around 11 p.m.
They found a 44-year-old man with a gunshot wound in his leg.
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Authorities say he was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police have not yet released the victim's identity.
Officials say a person of interest was taken into custody at the scene of the shooting.
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