On Sunday, December 31, 2006, at approximately 0435 hours, police responded to a 911 call for a pedestrian, struck in the vicinity of Crescent Avenue and Belmont Avenue, within the confines of the 48th Precinct in the Bronx.

Upon arrival, it was reported to police that a 28-year-old male victim had a verbal dispute with an unidentified male. The unidentified individual then entered his vehicle, struck the victim with the vehicle, and fled the location.

EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.

Victim:

Kemal Kolenovic
address withheld
Brooklyn, NY 11230

There have been no arrests made and the investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All tips will be kept strictly confidential.

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