NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are investigating after a 29-year-old man was fatally shot in the head near the Bronx Zoo Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
At approximately 1:30 p.m., officials responded to a 911 call of a man shot near East 182nd Street and Mapes Avenue in Belmont. Upon arrival, officers discovered the victim with multiple gunshot wounds to his head, cops said.
The shooter fled on a bike southbound on Prospect Ave, the NYPD said.
Officials did not immediately release the victim’s identity.
An investigation is ongoing.