BRONX, N.Y.A 26-year-old man was shot and killedSaturdaymorning inside a residential building in the Crotona Park East section of the Bronx, according to the NYPD.
Officers from the 42nd Precinct responded to a 911 complaint of an attack in progress at 1007-09 East 174th Street at approximately 9:39 a.m. When officers arrived, they discovered Kasiem Johnson with a gunshot wound to his neck, unconscious and unresponsive.
Emergency medical services transported Johnson to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing. Details on the events leading up to the shooting have not been made public by the police.
Investigators look into a deadly shooting in the Bronx.
Detectives spent several hours at the scene Saturday interviewing possible witnesses and collecting evidence from inside the building. Whether the shooting was part of a targeted attack or occurred during a confrontation is yet unknown.
Officials have not identified any suspects or released information regarding a potential motive.
The incident adds to a number of recent shootings in the neighborhood under active investigation by the NYPD.
A 26-year-old Bronx man was fatally shot inside an apartment building Saturday morning as police seek for the perpetrator.
