A Bronx homicide victim was just weeks away from starting his dream teaching job and months from welcoming his first child with his longtime girlfriend when he was gunned down near his Bronx apartment, the Daily News has learned.

Demitri Dayshawn Dick, 24, was looking forward to starting his new job at Capital Preparatory Bronx Charter School when he was fatally shot in the head after getting into an argument with three men near Debs Place and Dreiser Loop in Co-op City around 7 p.m. on Aug 12.

Medics rushed Dick to Jacobi Medical Center , where he died three days later, his family said.

Dick “was passionate about being a role model for young Black men, and his career reflected this commitment,” his cousin Gisell Bennet said, delivering the eulogy at his funeral.

“He encouraged

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