A guy was fatally shot on a Bronx street early Thursday, and authorities seized a scoped air rifle nearby, according to police.
The 40-year-old man was shot in the torso at E. 175th St. and Monroe Ave. around 7:30 a.m., according to police.
Medics transported the sufferer to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died. Cops are attempting to identify the victim.
The air weapon, which seemed to be a break-action pellet gun, was discovered with a damaged scope on the ground inside the crime scene while authorities investigated.
Two bullet holes were found in the front windshield of a silver Lincoln automobile parked near the crime scene.
Following Thursday’s shooting, a Bronx woman who was visiting her mother, who lives two blocks away, told the Daily News that the neighborhood is plagued by violent crime.
“This is sickening,” said the 66-year-old woman, who requested anonymity. “This is every day. Innocent people get killed all the time.”
There have been no arrests made.