MOTT HAVEN, the Bronx (PIX11) — Four men fatally shot a man Wednesday afternoon during a meet-up to sell a motorcycle, police said.
The 20-year-old victim reportedly met with the suspects in front of a Gerard Avenue residence about 3:41 p.m. Police said the man drove from Rockland County to the Bronx with the intention of buying a motorcycle.
After an argument, police said the sellers left. When they returned, they shot the man in the head. A firearm was recovered on scene.
Sources originally told PIX11 News the victim was selling the motorcycle, not buying it. He was identified Thursday as Spring Valley resident Jefferson Hernandez.
Police sources said the suspects fled on Kawasaki motorcycles. An investigation is ongoing.
Hernandez was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
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