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Police have opened a homicide investigation after a 25-year-old man died in the Allerton section of the Bronx following a shooting on Saturday night.
The NYPD said on Saturday, May 11, at around 10.53 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot at 690 Allerton Avenue, within the confines of the 49th Precinct.
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“Upon arrival, officers observed an unidentified male with a gunshot wound to the head,” a policesperson said. “EMS responded and pronounced the male deceased on the scene,” the spokesperson said.
Police said there are no arrests at this time and the investigation remains ongoing.
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Police said the deceased was later identified as Daniel Lachapel of Allerton Avenue in The Allerton section of The Bronx.
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Several police officers and vehicles were seen at the crime scene where a section of Allerton Avenue was cordoned off. The deceased was photographed at a certain point by neighbors in overhead buildings lying on the street, his upper torso covered by a white sheet.
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
*David Greene contributed to this story.
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