Crime & Safety

Man Fatally Shot In Head In East Village, Police Say

Brandon Atkinson, 39, was found with a fatal head wound near Avenue D and East Third Street Sunday night, police said.

EAST VILLAGE, NY — A man was fatally shot in the head in the East Village Sunday night, police said.

Cops found Brandon Atkinson, 39, near the corner of Avenue D and East Third Street about 11:20 p.m., police said.

Atkinson, of The Bronx, was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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There had been no arrests as of Monday morning and the investigation remains ongoing, police said.

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