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NYC shooting victim found in car blocks from where he was killed

The body of a man shot dead in the Bronx this week was discovered in the passenger seat of a car — about a half-mile from where he was killed, police said. 

Police found the 26-year-old victim’s lifeless body — with a gunshot wound to the stomach — in the Honda CRV on Union Avenue near East 168th Street in Morrisania around 2:20 p.m. Monday, authorities said.

He was pronounced dead by EMS workers.

Detectives investigate at the taped-off scene on Union Avenue near East 168th Street in Morrisania.
The victim was found dead in the passenger seat of a Honda CRV on Union Avenue near East 168th Street in Morrisania, cops said.

Further investigation determined that the man was shot blocks away at East 163rd Street and Reverend James Polite Avenue, cops said. 

He was then driven to the spot where he was found, police said. 

Cops respond to the taped-off crime scene in broad daylight as a bystander looks on.
The victim, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim’s name was not immediately released, pending family notification. 

The motive for the shooting remained unclear Tuesday afternoon.