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Man Killed in Bronx Shooting Heard on ShotSpotter System, Police Say

 Brandon Rivera, 19, was found with gunshot wounds to his chest and shoulder on Crotona Avenue on Sunday, police said.
Brandon Rivera, 19, was found with gunshot wounds to his chest and shoulder on Crotona Avenue on Sunday, police said.
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BELMONT — A 19-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday on a Bronx street, police said.

Officers found Brandon Rivera with gunshot wounds to his chest and shoulder after the ShotSpotter gunfire-detection system alerted them to 2335 Crotona Ave. near 187th Street around 1:30 a.m., officials said.

Rivera, of Clinton Avenue in the Bronx, was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to the NYPD.

Police found a gun at the scene, and no arrests had been made as of Monday morning.