A Bronx man fatally shot his mom and step-father before blowing off his own head just steps from a day care Wednesday night, neighbors and police sources told The Post.
Three people were found dead from gunshot wounds to the head around 9 p.m. on Southern Boulevard near Prospect Avenue — with photos showing bodybags being taken out of a home as well as a gun next to a large pool of blood outside.
A man and woman were pronounced dead inside the apartment, law enforcement source said.
Both had been shot in the head, and the man was shot multiple other times in the body, cops said.
The apparent gunman was found outside in the hall with a gunshot wound to the head.
He was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital.
The younger man was found with a gun next to him, according to sources.
A neighbor told The Post that the gunman was the female victim’s son.
A 24-year-old neighbor told The Post that the three lived together right next to B-Happy Group Family Daycare, which was closed Thursday following the shooting.
“I heard three shots and I looked out my window and I saw him sitting against the steps. His legs were crossed. Part of the side of his head was blown off,” said the neighbor.
“There was a lot of blood. There was a phone on the ground and it was on speaker. I heard a female voice screaming on the phone, ‘Oh my God, Oh my God! Papi! Papi! She was on the phone for about three hours. She just kept screaming and crying,” she said.
The neighbor, who asked not to be named, said Con Ed had come by afterward because the gunman allegedly turned the gas on before he started shooting.
“I heard the stepfather mistreated him and the mother would say nothing. I don’t know if that’s the reason,” she said, adding, “There is a lot of crime going on on this block. I have a five-year-old son and I walk him outside every day. It’s not safe.”
Bernadette LaBoy, who owns the day care next door, said she had to cancel Halloween celebrations for the center’s kids, who range in age from 18 months to five years.
“I don’t want parents and the kids to see this,” LaBoy told The Post. “I don’t want to put anybody in jeopardy especially the emotional well-being of the children.”
One of the day care workers said that in the 23 years it has been in business they have never seen anything like this.
“I feel awful. I know it’s not the safest of neighborhoods but I’ve been in this neighborhood for so long and I’ve never seen anything close to home like this,” LaBoy said. “This is horrible.”
No arrests have been made as of Thursday morning, police said as the investigation continues.
