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South Bronx Shooting of Crips Member Ruled Homicide, Police Say

March 25, 2016 2:44pm | Updated March 27, 2016 6:38pm
Bruce Purdy, 30, died from a gunshot wound in December, and the Medical Examiner recently ruled that his death was a homicide, police said.
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MOTT HAVEN — A Bronx shooting from late October has been ruled a homicide, according to the NYPD.

Bruce Purdy, a 30-year-old member of the Crips, was shot once in the back around 9:05 p.m. on Oct. 28 in front of 509 E. 144th St., police said.

EMS workers took Purdy to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition, but he died from his injury on Dec. 13, according to police.

The Medical Examiner ruled that Purdy's death was a homicide on March 18, but there have not been any arrests in the case yet, and the motive for the shooting is unknown, according to the NYPD.

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