The NYPD is investigating the death of a man who was found shot in the chest in the Bronx on Thursday night.
Authorities say that at 8:09 p.m. on Dec. 8, officers from the 47th Precinct responded to a call regarding an unconscious man in need of help at the Baychester Houses, located at 1851 Schieffelin Place. Upon their arrival, police found a 41-year-old man in the third-floor hallway, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to his chest.
Paramedics rushed the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, where he was pronounced dead. His identity is being withheld pending family notification.
No arrests have been made at this time. The investigation is ongoing.
