Overview

• The victim, a 33-year-old man, was struck in the head around 10:30 p.m. Thursday on Westchester Avenue in Soundview and later died at Jacobi Hospital.
• NYPD detectives believe the shooting was targeted and are canvassing nearby businesses for surveillance footage to track the masked gunman.
• The attack took place beneath the MTA’s elevated No. 6 line near Morrison Avenue on a busy commercial strip in the Bronx.
• No arrests have been made and police have not disclosed a motive as they continue their investigation into the killing.
• The incident occurs as the NYPD reports a 25% decline in citywide homicides and a 23% drop in shooting victims so far this year.