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Birthday Celebration Turns Tragic: Man Shot Dead in Bronx

1/26/2026

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Keon Gill, a 43-year-old man, was shot and killed around 2:50 a.m. on West 242nd Street and Broadway in the Bronx after celebrating his birthday.
An unidentified 35-year-old man was shot in the knee and remains in stable condition.
Gill was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital.
Authorities from Middletown, New York, said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.

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Keon Gill, a 43-year-old man, was shot and killed around 2:50 a.m. on West 242nd Street and Broadway in the Bronx after celebrating his birthday.
An unidentified 35-year-old man was shot in the knee and remains in stable condition.
Gill was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital.
Authorities from Middletown, New York, said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.