43-year-old man critical after being shot in head in Throggs Neck

THROGGS NECK, Bronx (WABC) -- A 43-year-old man was rushed to the hospital after being shot in the head at a NYCHA complex in the Bronx, according to police.

The shooting happened just before 3 p.m. at the Throggs Neck Houses.

Police say a man was shot once in the head at the location.

He was taken to Jacobi Hospital in critical condition.

Authorities describe the suspect as a heavyset man wearing a gray sweater who fled westbound on the Cross Bronx Expressway.

No arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing.



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