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21-year-old man fatally shot inside Bronx playground

A man is dead after police say he was shot inside a playground in the Bronx. Yunior Manon, 21, was shot in the back of the head inside of the Morton Playground on University Avenue Tuesday around

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21-year-old man fatally shot inside Bronx playground

A man is dead after police say he was shot inside a playground in the Bronx. Yunior Manon, 21, was shot in the back of the head inside of the Morton Playground on University Avenue Tuesday around

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