3 men hurt in Bronx triple shooting 2 blocks from Yankee Stadium
BRONX, New York (WABC) -- Three people were injured in a shooting in the Bronx just blocks away from Yankee Stadium on Monday night.
According to police, three men were shot near Joyce Kilmer Park, located at 911 Walton Avenue, around 8:15 p.m.
The victims included a 24-year-old man shot once in the right leg, a 44-year-old man shot once in the left leg and a 44-year-old man shot once in the lower back.
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All of the victims are expected to survive.
Police describe the suspect as a male, last seen wearing a white-hooded sweatshirt.
Police are still looking into whether the victims were the intended targets of the shooting.
The shooting comes after a weekend of gun violence across the city, including seven shootings in the Bronx that happened within a span of seven hours.
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