The recent shooting death of a Bronx father was the latest in a string of tragedies to plague his family across two continents and two generations — including the fatal shooting of his infant brother more than 20 years ago and his father just last year.

Clay Monsanto Jr., 32, became the third of his slain father’s sons to die a violent death when he was shot in the back near E. 176th St. and Anthony Ave. in Morris Heights at about 8:10 a.m. Aug. 26.

Cops found a gun in Monsanto’s back right pocket after he was killed, NYPD officials said.

Monsanto’s brother Kadeem Monsanto was shot to death in the Backatown area of Belize City in 2011 at age 17. Another brother, Claymar, was tragically shot and killed as an infant in 2002, dying in his father’s arms from a bullet likely meant for

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