A man was killed and another was wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a funeral service in The Bronx on Friday, police and sources said.
The fatal shooting took place less than two hours before another man was gunned down in the borough, according to cops.
At around 7 p.m., a gunman inside a gray Chevy Equinox opened fire on two men standing outside the Parkchester Funeral Home on Unionport Road, police said.
A funeral service was underway at the time, according to sources.
Leshaun Whitefield, 37, was hit in the chest and pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center, the NYPD said.
A 27-year-old man was shot in the leg and was being treated at the same hospital, according to cops.
The shooter or shooters fled the scene in the SUV.
Police recovered 17 shell casings at the scene, sources said. The investigation was ongoing.
The phone number listed for the funeral home was disconnected Friday night.
A man was killed and another was shot in the leg during the drive-by. Daniel William McKnight
Seventeen shell casings were recovered at the scene of the drive-by. Daniel William McKnightJust after 8:30 p.m., a 28-year-old man identified by cops as Dennis Neal was shot in the chest at the crime-ridden Edenwald Houses several miles north, police said.
The victim was pronounced dead at Montefiore Hospital, cops said. Witnesses on the scene did not cooperate with detectives, according to sources.
Police were canvassing the area for the killer.
