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Man found dead with facial trauma after crowbar attack in Bronx: NYPD

THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — Investigators are searching for suspects accused of attacking two people in the Bronx on Sunday, including a man who died.

According to the NYPD, the suspects, who police said were a man and a woman, attacked a woman with a stick and cut off her hair on Lafayette Avenue around 3 p.m. Another victim, a 27-year-old man, was struck with a crowbar and suffered injuries to his head and face, police said.

When police officers arrived at the scene, the man was unconscious and unresponsive. First responders later pronounced him dead, police said.

The city’s medical examiner is investigating the victim’s cause of death.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577 . Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Charline Charles is a digital journalist based in Brooklyn who has been covering local news, culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work Here.