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Man Fatally Shot in Head in Hunts Point, Police Say

August 16, 2016 10:13am | Updated August 16, 2016 10:13am

THE BRONX — A man was fatally shot in the head in Hunts Point on Thursday, police said.

Jerome Jemison, 47, was gunned down inside in an apartment building at 868 Faile St., near Seneca Avenue, about 1:26 p.m., NYPD officials said.

Jemison, who lived in the neighborhood, was pronounced dead the next day at Lincoln Medical Center, police said.

There were no immediate arrests, police said.

Police said the shooting was likely drug related and described Jemison as a known drug addict and drug dealer.

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