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Elijah Green Shot to Death in McKinley Houses

February 5, 2012 1:20pm | Updated February 5, 2012 1:20pm
Elijah Green was shot to death in the McKinley Houses on Feb. 4, 2012.
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BRONX — The young man who was shot to death in a Morrisania housing project early Saturday morning has been identified, police said.

Elijah Green, 23, was discovered shot to the head in a 14th floor stairwell at 730 E. 163rd St. in the McKinley Houses on Saturday at 5 a.m.

Green, who lived in the complex, was pronounced dead at the scene.

It was not immediately clear what sparked the bloodshed.

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