NYC man shot dead by apparent stranger during street fight, cops say

A 31-year-old man was shot and killed by an apparent stranger during a fight on a Bronx street, police said.

Marquis Lane was blasted in the chest at the corner of Park Avenue and East 167th Street in Morrisania minutes before 9 a.m. Tuesday, cops said. 

The victim and an unidentified person were fighting when the shooter approached Lane and opened fire at him, authorities said.

NYPD at the scene of a fatal shooting in the Bronx on February 8, 2023.
NYPD investigate the scene of a fatal shooting in the Bronx on February 8, 2023.

The victim was identified as 31-year-old Marquis Lane.
The victim was identified as 31-year-old Marquis Lane.


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Lane was pronounced dead at Lincoln Medical Center.

The shooting stemmed from a street fight between Lane and an apparent stranger.
The shooting stemmed from a street fight between Lane and an apparent stranger.


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Lane – who lived only blocks from where he was shot – was rushed to Lincoln Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. 

No arrests had been made by Wednesday morning. 

source: nypost.com