Fordham & Tremont

Crime & Mayhem

Teen Shot to Death on Jerome Avenue in The Bronx

October 24, 2013 8:02am | Updated October 24, 2013 8:02am
Michael Beltre, 17, was shot to death in the Fordham section of the Bronx Wednesday night.
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THE BRONX — A teenage boy was shot to death in the Fordham section Wednesday night, police said.

Michael Beltre, 17, was on Jerome Avenue, near East 193rd Street, talking to a man who suddenly whipped out a pistol and shot Beltre in the face around 7:10 p.m., police said.

The teen was taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests had been made as of Thursday morning.

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