A dad who was shot dead after a night out in the Bronx celebrating his 43rd birthday, according to cops and a report.
Keon Gill, 43, was fatally shot in the chest and an unidentified 35-year-man was shot in the knee after the festivities at West 242nd Street and Broadway in Riverdale at about 2:50 a.m., cops and a report in the Daily News said.
A relative told the Daily News it was an attempted robbery, describing Gill as a “dedicated father” and a husband. Gill lives in Middletown, New York, according to authorities.
The two victims were rushed by EMS to St. Barnabas Hospital, where Gill was pronounced dead. The unidentified 35-year-old he was with is in stable condition, according to authorities.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation is still ongoing, police said.