MOTT HAVEN, the Bronx (PIX11) — A 78-year-old man was shot to death in a Bronx NYCHA building on Thursday night, police said.
Edgar Spence, 78, was shot in the torso at the Mitchel Houses at 205 Alexander Ave. in Mott Haven at around 10:25 p.m., according to the NYPD.
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The victim was rushed to the hospital but could not be saved, police said. Spence lived in another NYCHA building on Alexander Avenue.
It was unclear what prompted the shooting.
There have been no arrests. Information on a suspect was not immediately available.
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