The New York City Police Department is investigating after five people were shot, including one fatally, in the Bronx on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Police said the gunfire erupted at around 7:30 p.m. on Allerton Avenue in the Williamsbridge section of the borough.<\/p>\n
Three of the victims were said to be in critical condition and one was in stable condition.<\/p>\n
Multiple persons of interest were taken into custody, police said.<\/p>\n
There was no immediate word on what led to the shootings.<\/p>\n
Gun violence continues to plague the Bronx<\/p>\n
Monday night’s shootings follow a recent surge of gun violence in the Bronx, even as Mayor Eric Adams has directed the NYPD to deploy 1,000 new officers across the borough, while expanding hours for so-called summer violence zone and stepping up patrols at parks.<\/p>\n
On Friday night, three people were wounded in the Fordham section. Two male suspects remain at large.<\/p>\n
Prior to that, there was\u00a0a string of unrelated shootings<\/a>. Police said between 8:15 a.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday,\u00a0there were at least five separate shootings<\/a>. A total of three people were killed and four were injured.<\/p>\n On Aug. 24, a man was killed and four other people were injured when\u00a0shots were fired during a community basketball game inside Haffen Park in the Baychester section<\/a>. Four suspects were arrested, all between the ages of 17-25, police said.<\/p>\n Anyone with any information on the recent rash of shootings in the Bronx is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at\u00a01-800-577-TIPS (8477)<\/strong>, or for Spanish,\u00a01-888-57-PISTA (74782<\/strong>). You can also submit a tip\u00a0via their website<\/a>\u00a0or via DM on Twitter,\u00a0@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls are kept confidential.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n