Harlem Woman Arrested For Man's February Murder, Police Say

HARLEM, NY — A woman has been arrested in connection with a February Harlem shooting that left a man dead, police said — though the person who pulled the trigger is still being sought, according to a report.

Tynika Johnson, a 30-year-old Central Harlem resident, was charged with second-degree murder as authorities accuse her of playing a role in the Feb. 27 killing of Charles Buckner, police said Thursday.

Buckner, 38, was sitting inside a car parked near the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 138th Street when someone shot him in the head around 8:20 a.m. that day, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 24-year-old man who was also in the car — Buckner's cousin, according to the Daily News — was shot in the arm and took himself to Harlem Hospital.

Buckner's killing was revenge for a prior shooting in the Bronx earlier this year that left a man wounded, police told the Daily News. Johnson had a connection to that victim and played some role in the murder of Buckner, but the person who shot him is still being sought, according to the Daily News.

Johnson was arrested at JFK Airport in connection with the killing, according to the Daily News.

Correction: The original version of this article mistakenly exchanged Johnson and Buckner’s names in the final paragraph. A correction was made 4 p.m. Saturday.