Man dies after being shot outside Bronx church

Saturday, June 12, 2021
MORRISANIA, The Bronx (WABC) -- Two people were shot, one fatally, outside a church in the Bronx on Saturday.

Police say a 43-year-old man died after being shot in the chest and the neck.

A 28-year-old woman was also grazed by the bullet. The woman was not believed to be an intended target.


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Both victims were in front of the church on Prospect Ave in Morrisania, when a hail of bullets rang out.

No arrests were made.



The motive of the shooting is unknown.

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