Crime and Public Safety |

Man shot to death in Bronx; air rifle with scope found at scene

A man was shot to death on a Bronx street early Thursday and a scoped air rifle was recovered by cops nearby, police said.

The 40-year-old victim was shot in the torso near E. 175th St. and Monroe Ave. about 7:30 a.m., cops said.

Medics rushed the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died. Cops are trying to identify the victim.

The air rifle, which appeared to be a break-action pellet gun, was spotted with a damaged scope on the ground inside the crime scene as cops investigated.

Two bullet holes were spotted in the front windshield of a silver Lincoln sedan parked near the crime scene.

A Bronx woman who was in the area visiting her mother, who lives two blocks from the crime scene, told the Daily News after Thursday’s shooting that the neighborhood is plagued by violent crime.

“This is sickening,” said the 66-year-old woman, who asked to remain anonymous. “This is every day. Innocent people get killed all the time.”

No arrests have been made.