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Man shot and killed in Bronx apartment after answering knock at door

A man was shot and killed in a Bronx apartment after answering a knock at the door on Monday night, police and sources said.

Daniel Valdez, 43, was struck in his torso by a gunman who knocked at the door of the residence on Irwin Avenue near West 234th Street in Kingsbridge just before 6 p.m., the NYPD and sources said.

NYPD officers at the crime scene.
NYPD officers at the crime scene. William C. Lopez/NYPOST
NYPD officers
It is unconfirmed if the victim knew the suspect. William C. Lopez/NYPOST

The victim was taken by EMS to Harlem Hospital where he was pronounced dead, cops said.

No suspects have been identified, and no arrests have been made.

-Additional reporting by Amanda Woods