A Bronx man died after a gunman walked up to him and shot him in the head at point-blank range, according to police sources.

The victim was outside a Belmont Ave. apartment building near E. 176th St. in East Tremont when the gunman approached him and opened fire around 5 p.m., sources said.

Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene, cops said.

The victim’s body was spotted at the scene beneath a white sheet soaked in blood beside two backpacks.

The shooter had braided hair, black clothes and a black bookbag, and fled on foot, according to sources.

No arrests have been made.

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