Police: Multiple people killed in violent 24 hours across the Bronx

The most recent incident happened in Co-op City, where two men were shot while leaving a night club early Saturday.

News 12 Staff

Sep 4, 2021, 12:08 PM

Updated 928 days ago

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Several people were killed in four separate shootings in the Bronx, police say.
The most recent incident happened in Co-op City, where two men were shot while leaving a night club early Saturday.
Authorities tell News 12 that a 28-year-old man and a 35-year-old man were shot on Tillotson Avenue.
The 28-year-old man was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene, and the 35-year-old man was shot in the torso and taken to the hospital.
There were three other shootings that also have taken place in just a days' time.
Police tell News 12 that two people were shot near the Parkchester Funeral Home Friday at around 7 p.m.
Someone allegedly pulled up in a Chevy Equinox and shot two people, killing 37-year-old Leshaun Whitefield and hitting a 27-year-old in the leg.
News 12 is told the 27-year-old is in stable condition.
Another shooting in front of the Edenwald Houses killed 28-year-old Dennis Neal around 8:30 p.m. Friday.
A 55-year-old man was also killed around 3 a.m. Saturday on Boston Road.
The shootings are under investigation.
No arrests have been made.


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