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Young Man Killed in Double Shooting Outside Bronx Party

February 9, 2013 12:20pm | Updated February 10, 2013 3:53pm
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NEW YORK CITY — A young man was killed and another wounded in a shooting a Bronx party early Saturday morning, police and sources said.

Rescue workers found Jamie Joseph, 20, and a 22-year-old man shot outside 501 E. 165th St., near Third Ave., just after midnight.

Sources said that a fight broke out and that the victims may have been shot by party crashers.

Joseph, a Brooklyn resident, suffered several gunshot wounds to the torso, and the 22-year-old was shot to the abdomen, police said.

Both men were rushed to Lincoln Hospital, where Joseph died.  The 22-year-old was in stable condition.

No arrests were made and descriptions of the suspects were not immediately available.

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