Man fatally shot in Bronx after checking on person sitting on bench

The victim, 35-year-old Jason Rivera of Staten Island, seen in the center of the video, had stopped to check on someone seated on a bench when he was killed.

Video Transcript

- It's 5:15. There is dramatic new video of a deadly shooting that took place late Friday night in the Bronx.

JASON RIVERA: You good? You OK?

- The man there in the center of the video had stopped to check on somebody seated on a bench when he was killed. Police say the gunman had gotten out of a car moments before-- earlier, before doubling back and firing the fatal shots. Nobody else was hurt. The search for the gunman continues.

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