Michelle Kim

Man, 19, Shot Dead on Street Near Bronx School: NYPD

A 19-year-old man has died after being shot in front of a school in the Bronx, police said. 

The victim was shot in the back twice near Tinton and Westchester avenues in Melrose, according to police. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police are searching for four men in the shooting. They all took off running in different directions, sources said. 

The school campus on East 156th Street was told to shelter in place; the order has since been liften. 

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