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Crime & Mayhem

Man Survives Getting Shot in the Face in Fight, NYPD Says

June 15, 2017 10:13am | Updated June 15, 2017 10:13am

THE BRONX — A man was in stable condition after he was shot in the face during a fight in Mount Hope Wednesday night, police said.

The 29-year-old, whose name wasn't immediately released, was feuding with another man who then pulled a gun and shot him near East 176th Street and Anthony Avenue about 9:35 p.m., an NYPD spokesman said.

He was treated at St. Banabas Hospital where he's listed in stable condition, police said.

The suspect fled and hadn't been arrested as of Thursday morning, police said.

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