A headless human torso was found inside a Bronx apartment hours after neighbors heard shots fired, police said Wednesday.
Police discovered the remains inside a sixth-floor apartment on Summit Ave. near W. 162nd St. in Highbridge about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The torso’s legs and feed were attached but its arms and head are missing, a police source said.
About 1 a.m. Tuesday, neighbors heard gunshots but did not call police, investigators have learned. But neighbors later told the super what they heard and he called the police.
Cops responded and were directed to the sixth-floor apartment, where a 30-year-old man let them in.
Once inside, cops found the torso in a blue bin.
The man in the apartment was taken into custody for questioning. He asked for a lawyer and has clammed up, police sources said. No charges have been filed.
Cops have identified the victim as a 44-year-old man. His name was not immediately released.
Cops recovered surveillance footage showing the person of interest leaving and returning to the apartment in the hours after gunshots were heard.
An autopsy will be performed to determine how the victim died.
