40-year-old man fatally shot outside senior home in Bronx; suspect on loose

THE BRONX (WABC) -- Police are investigating after a 40-year-old man was fatally shot in the Bronx on Wednesday.

The incident happened just after 1:45 p.m. at East 198th Street and Pond Place.

Police sources say Kavon Reid, of Yonkers, was shot in his back in front of a senior home.

The bullet went through Reid's chest and through his heart. He ran for one block and collapsed on Bainbridge Avenue.

The suspect fled south on Pond Place.

Police sources added Reid and the suspect had no interaction prior to the shooting, but that the suspect recognized Reid after he walked by him.

Reid was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The suspect is described as a man wearing a grey hooded shirt and a face mask.

No arrests have been made.

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