BELMONT, the Bronx (PIX11) — A 22-year-old man was fatally shot inside a Bronx building on Monday night, police said.
Authorities found Miguel Vargas with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest in the building at 689 East 187th St. in Belmont just before 7 p.m., according to the NYPD. Vargas was taken to the hospital and succumbed to his injuries, police said.
Two suspects fled on a scooter after the incident, police said. The motive for the shooting remained unclear.
There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.
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