Crime & Safety
3 New Rochelle Men Involved In Fatal Baby Shower Shooting: Report
2 local men were killed in the shooting near a hall hosting the event. The shooter, who is in custody, also lives here, police said.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Two New Rochelle men were fatally shot outside of a bar in the Bronx Saturday night. The suspected shooter, who is now in custody, is also from New Rochelle, according to reports.
UPDATE: NYPD investigators told CNN Sunday evening they are looking for a second suspect identified in connection with the Saturday night double fatality shooting.
A 24-year-old man was shot in the head and a 28-year-old man was shot in the chest just before 11 p.m. on the 3oo block of East 198th St., near Webster Avenue in the Bedford Park section of the borough. All three men are believed to have been attending a baby shower being held at a nearby event hall.
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Police have not yet released the identities of the men killed or the suspect who was arrested.
According to a report from ABC7 News New York, the 24-year-old-victim was shot by the 28-year-old victim. A third man, believed to be related to the first gunshot victim, got the gun away from the initial shooter before shooting him dead.
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Both wounded men were taken to St. Barnabas hospital where they were pronounced dead, police told the New York Post.
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