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Crime & Mayhem

Bronx Man Dies After Being Shot in the Head

May 23, 2013 9:00am | Updated May 23, 2013 9:00am
Alexis Rodriguez, 22, died in St. Barnabas Hospital Wednesday six days after he was shot, cops said.
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THE BRONX — A Bronx man died Wednesday, six days after he was shot in the head on Tiebout Avenue, cops said.

Alexis Rodriguez, 22, had been speaking with two other people outside 2123 Tiebout Ave. about 10:25 p.m. when one of them pulled out a gun and shot him, according to the NYPD.

Rodriguez was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died nearly a week later, police said.

It was not immediately clear what sparked the shooting. Police said no one has been arrested.

 

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