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Bronx Crime Report: Murder on Marion Ave.

Acting on a 911 call early this morning, just minutes after midnight, police say officers from the 52nd Precinct found a 51-year-old Hispanic man inside a North Fordham-area apartment building with a gunshot wound to his torso. Emergency workers pronounced him dead when they arrived at the scene inside of 2700 Marion Ave., which is between East 195th and East 196th streets.

Police are awaiting family notification before releasing the name of the victim. No arrests have been made and police say the investigation is ongoing.

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