Police eye gang link in fatal Hunts Point shooting

A man was fatally shot in Hunts Point late Friday, police say.

News 12 Staff

Sep 5, 2020, 6:00 PM

Updated 1,490 days ago

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A man was fatally shot in Hunts Point late Friday, police say.
They say the incident happened in front of 8-13 Faile St. around 10 p.m.

Police tell News 12 that when they arrived at to the scene, they found 35-year-old Jose Rivera with gunshot wounds to the torso.

He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police believe that the shooting was gang-related, but there is no official word on what led up to the incident.