Update: Bronx-man Identified as Victim in North Williamsburg Shooting: NYPD

Update: 22-year-old Jesus Pimentel of the Bronx has been identified as the shooting victim according to the NYPD, who notified his family on Tuesday.

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — A 22-year-old male was shot but managed to dial 911 before falling to the street and succumbing to his wounds around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning in Williamsburg, the NYPD said.

Police from the 94th precinct responded to a 911 call reporting an assault around 1:30 a.m. near North 6th Street and Kent Avenue. Upon arrival police found the man suffering from gunshot wounds to his chest and right leg.

Despite his bleeding wounds, the unnamed victim hobbled one block while calling 911 prior to collapsing on the sidewalk near North 7th Street the NY Daily News reported. Police are in the process of notifying his family.

Detectives are investigating the shooting as a homicide and had no new information as of Tuesday afternoon.

Through Aug. 28, shooting incidences in the 94th precinct are unchanged from last year, according to NYPD statistics, with two total. Shooting victims are up a deceiving 100 percent with four so far this year compared with two shooting victims during the same time period in 2015.

Anyone with information about this shooting can confidentially report it using the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers website or by anonymously calling the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Los hispanohablantes pueden llamar 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Tips can also be text-messaged to the NYPD by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.

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