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Man Sitting in Tow Truck Among 3 Shot, 1 Dead in Separate Bronx Shootings

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One man is dead and three others were hospitalized overnight after four separate shootings in the Bronx, authorities said Sunday.

Police said a 45-year-old man died after he was shot in the head around 12 a.m. in the Hunts Point section of the borough. Hours later, NYPD officials identified the victim as Jose Alvarado of the Bronx.

More gunfire broke out roughly 30 minutes later in the Fordham heights section. A 17-year-old was shot, in the torso, and taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

Then, over in Mott Haven, police said a tow truck had stopped to help a driver having car trouble around 1 a.m. when someone on a moped pulled up and opened fire. A man sitting inside the truck was shot in the head. He survived but was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

A fourth man, 20, was shot in the leg overnight in the Fordham Manor section, police said.

Police haven't made arrests in any of the Bronx shootings.

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