$10K Reward Offered In Harlem Mass Shooting That Killed Darius Lee, 21

HARLEM, NY — Officials hope a $10,000 reward will shake loose information on last month's mass shooting in Harlem that left eight people wounded and a young man dead.

The combined reward, announced Wednesday, includes $6,500 from the NYPD and $3,500 from the CrimeStoppers organization — payable upon the arrest and indictment of a suspect.

The June 20 shooting unfolded along a waterside footpath below the Madison Avenue Bridge near East 138th Street, where people had gathered for a barbecue hosted by a local rapper.

Among those in attendance was Darius Lee, 21, a senior and basketball player at Houston Baptist University in Texas. Lee lived just a few blocks away in Harlem, and had been home for summer break.

Lee was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital, with another eight people suffering gunshot wounds that left them with "serious physical injuries," police said this week.

No one has been arrested and no suspects have been publicly named in the weeks since the shooting.

Lee's grieving father told the New York Post that his son was a "victim of the streets," who had dreamed of being on TV one day.

"He got his wish but in the wrong way," dad Eric Lee told the Post.

Former coaches at the high school and college levels called Lee "a Harlem angel" and "a remarkable young man" who was devoted to his family, friends and teammates.

Police asked anyone with information to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.

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