Driver shot dead outside “Dunkin’ Donuts” store in broad daylight in New York
A driver who was shot outside a “Dunkin’ Donuts” establishment in The Bronx (NYC) managed to drive about two miles before crashing his car and dying, reported the police.
The victim’s name was not immediately released. NYPD reported that I was 29 years old and was behind the wheel of a black Toyota Camry on the north side of the Major Deegan Expressway near Jerome Ave. when shots were heard, police said.
He was shot once in the back. But the wounded man managed to drive about two miles to the south, where hit several cars parked in front of a supermarket “CTown” on Sedgwick Ave. near W. 231st St. in Jerome Park around 4:50 p.m. yesterday, police said. His own car flipped over, bounded Daily News.
Doctors rushed him to New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, but were unable to save him. No arrests have been made or suspects identified. Anyone with information should call to 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
Young people are increasingly protagonists in gun violence in New York as victims and perpetrators, particularly shootings and attacks with white weapons. A recent NYPD report found that recidivism among teens has increased dramatically over the past five years.
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