Man dies after being shot outside Bronx church

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Sunday, June 13, 2021
2 people shot outside Bronx church
Two people were shot outside a church in the Bronx on Saturday.

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.

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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The attack happened earlier this week as the woman was walking to her Corona home.

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