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UPDATE: NY Man Killed at Loop Inn in Avenel Identified

Avenel

Authorities have identified the 21-year-old Bronx man shot and killed at an Avenel motel.

Police were called to the Loop Inn Motel at 4:53 a.m. for reports of shots fired.

Upon arrival, police found Andrew Torresone who medics pronounced dead at the scene at 5:36 a.m.

The second unidentified Bronx man was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he remains hospitalized.

The motive for the shooting has not been provided.

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