Police have opened a homicide investigation after a 45-year-old Manhattan man was killed in the University Heights section of The Bronx. One neighbor alleged she witnessed an argument taking place between the victim and a woman earlier on the day of the murder.

Police said that on Saturday, Aug. 2, at around 9.13 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding an assault in progress in front of 28 North Street within the confines of the 52nd Precinct .

“Upon arrival, officers observed a 45-year-old male victim who sustained injuries to the head,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital where [the victim was] later pronounced deceased.”

Police said the incident was deemed a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examine

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