Man fatally shot in the head by moped driver in the Bronx: NYPD

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MORRIS HEIGHTS, The Bronx (PIX11) -- Police are investigating a deadly drive-by shooting in the Bronx Friday evening.

The shooting happened at around 6:31 p.m. on Sedgwick Avenue, according to the NYPD.

Police say a 47-year-old man was shot in the head. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

The shooter was last seen heading northbound on Sedgwick Avenue on a moped, police said.

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