THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) --- A man was fatally shot in the head in a busy Bronx park on Friday afternoon, police said.

The shooting happened in Crotona Park near East 173rd Street at around 12:44 p.m., according to the NYPD. The man died at the scene.

Police are searching for two suspects who fled the park after the incident.

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