Early Morning Harlem Mass Shooting
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The shooting happened near the intersection of East 139th Street and Fifth Avenue at about 12:40 a.m., according to the NYPD on 20 Jun’22.
- Gunfire broke out in Harlem early Monday morning.
- Two women and seven men ranging in age from 21 to 42 were shot at about 12:40 a.m., according to the NYPD.
- Police initially said; they were enjoying a late-night gathering, two groups gunfire at each other.
“We just think it was a gathering, a barbecue, to that nature,” NYPD Deputy Chief Brian McGee said
- Nine people were shot and one is killed.
- NYPD Chief Brian McGee, the commanding officer of Detective Borough Manhattan North, said at the press conference. “five people shot on a footpath just under the Madison Avenue Bridge”
- Victims were hospitalized at local hospitals by EMS, and four other victims were hospitalized in area hospitals by private means.
- The 21-year-old was pronounced dead at Lincoln Medical Center, the police official said.
- “This Father’s Day weekend is a weekend where people were supposed to be able to enjoy themselves with their families,” Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said at a news conference.
- The shooting appeared to have happened at a barbecue or another social gathering, according to McGee.
- Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters “It’s a weekend where people were supposed to be able to enjoy themselves with their families. The emboldened individuals responsible for this are exactly who our officers are battling every day to make our city safe.”
- Information about potential suspects wasn’t shared by the police.
- Tips were being sought from the public as part of the investigation.
- Police said on Twitter that a gun was recovered from the scene.
- The investigation is ongoing and police didn’t have information about the gathering and the cause which led up to the shooting.
