The NYPD is investigating the death of a Bronx man who was found shot half a block from his home on Friday evening.
According to police, at 5:51 p.m. on Aug. 22, officers from the 42nd Precinct responded to a call regarding a man shot at the intersection of East 164th Street and Washington Avenue. Upon their arrival, police found 46-year-old James Gaines with a gunshot wound to his neck.
EMS rushed to the location and took Gaines, initially in critical condition, to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
No arrests have been made at this time. The investigation remains ongoing.
