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<\/a>ST. BARNABAS HOSPITAL, Belmont, The Bronx Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n
The NYPD has launched a murder investigation after a 48-year-old man was killed in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx on Saturday night, Nov. 8.<\/p>\n
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Police said that on Saturday at around 8.52 p.m., officers from the 46th Precinct received a 911 call regarding an unconscious male inside 1851 Phelan Place, just south of the University Heights section of The Bronx.<\/p>\n
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\u201cUpon arrival, officers were informed that a 48-year-old male was assaulted and struck multiple times in the head and body with a metal object,\u201d a police spokesperson said. \u201cThe victim was transported by EMS to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Police said a person of interest was taken into custody, and the investigation remains ongoing. The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending proper family notification.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD\u2019s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at\u00a0https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/<\/a>, or on X @NYPDTips.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n All calls are strictly confidential.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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