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Search On For Suspect In Shooting That Killed Man In Melrose, The Bronx

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police Tuesday evening were searching for the gunman who shot and killed a man in the Melrose section of the Bronx.

Around 10:15 p.m. Monday, officers were called to 835 E. 152nd St., and found a man lying outside the building at that address with gunshot wounds to his legs and back, police said.

The victim, identified as Richard Kelly, 21, of the same block in Bronx, was rushed to Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Police released surveillance video of a suspect in the shooting Tuesday night.

Anyone with information was asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS, log onto the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.

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