Police are searching for the gunman who fatally shot a man in Harlem on Wednesday night.
According to the investigation, the shooter fired off multiple rounds near 217 W. 116th St. at around 9 p.m. — striking the 32-year-old victim multiple times.
Paramedics rushed the bloodied victim to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending proper family notification.
The gunman fled the scene before police arrived, according to an NYPD spokesperson.
No arrests have yet been made, and the investigation remains ongoing.
So far this year, the NYPD has recorded 1,007 gunshot victims on the streets of the five boroughs, including 10 victims in the 28th Police Precinct, where Wednesday night’s shooting occurred.
Anyone with information in regard 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, on Twitter @NYPDTips.
