{"id":129545,"date":"2025-08-08T16:59:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/129545\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T16:59:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:59:20","slug":"man-33-fatally-shot-in-head-on-bronx-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/129545\/","title":{"rendered":"Man, 33, fatally shot in head on Bronx street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 33-year-old man was fatally shot in the head on a Bronx commercial strip, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2025\/07\/01\/nypd-hails-major-drops-murders-shootings-first-half-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The victim was passing a row of stores on Westchester Ave. near Morrison Ave. in the Soundview section of the Bronx, underneath the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mta.info\/maps\/subway-line-maps\/6-line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MTA\u2019s elevated No. 6 line<\/a>, at about 10:30 p.m. on Thursday when a gunman opened fire.<\/p>\n<p>A bullet struck the victim in the head, police said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A 33-year-old man was fatally shot in the head on Westchester Ave. near Morrison Ave. in the Bronx on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"8427\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TNY-P7-20250808-073628.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8463219\" \/>A 33-year-old man was fatally shot in the head on Westchester Ave. near Morrison Ave. in the Bronx on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n<p>EMS rushed him to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nychealthandhospitals.org\/locations\/jacobi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacobi Hospital<\/a>, where he died. His name has not been released as cops track down relatives.<\/p>\n<p>The gunman fled the scene. No arrests have been made.<\/p>\n<p>A motive for the shooting was not immediately disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2022\/12\/26\/elite-nypd-squad-uses-surveillance-video-to-track-and-catch-criminals-we-take-a-lot-of-pride-in-our-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scouring the area for surveillance footage<\/a> to help them identify the shooter and track his movements after the killing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A 33-year-old man was fatally shot in the head on Westchester Ave. near Morrison Ave. in the Bronx on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"9504\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TNY-P4-20250808-073523.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8463215\" \/>A 33-year-old man was fatally shot in the head on Westchester Ave. near Morrison Ave. in the Bronx on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n<p>The fatal shooting comes as police celebrate a 25% drop in homicides in the city this year, from 241 this time last year to 179 as of Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The number of shooting victims in the city was also down, by 23%, from 649 to 500, cops said.<\/p>\n<p>Originally Published: August 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM EDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 33-year-old man was fatally shot in the head on a Bronx commercial strip, police said Friday. 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