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Man shot and killed in the Bronx: NYPD
MORRISANIA, the Bronx (PIX11) -- A 37-year-old man was shot and killed in the Bronx Thursday night, the NYPD said.
The victim, identified as John Melville, was shot in the back of the head at East 169th Street and Washington Avenue in Morrisania, police said. Medics transported Melville to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police were investigating the possibility of a drive-by shooting. No other information about the incident had been released.