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Bronx Man Shot Dead Across Street From his Home

August 1, 2014 9:46am | Updated August 1, 2014 9:46am
William Sands, 51, was shot to death in the High Bridge section of the Bronx Thursday night, police said.
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THE BRONX — A 51-year-old man was shot dead across the street from his High Bridge apartment building Thursday night, police said.

William Sands was found with a bullet wound to his head on the second floor landing of a building on West 165th Street, between Anderson and Woodycrest Avenues, around 10:15 p.m., the NYPD said.

He was taken to Lincoln Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The killer was still at large Friday morning, police said.

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