Crime & Safety
Man, 21, Shot Dead In Central Harlem: Police
A 21-year-old man was shot Sunday evening just steps away from Harlem Hospital, but authorities were unable to save him.
HARLEM, NY — A 21-year-old man from the Bronx was shot and killed in Central Harlem Sunday evening, police said.
The shooting happened around 6:50 p.m. near the corner of West 136th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard.
Police found the victim, Keyshawn Cureton, with multiple gunshot wounds. Cureton was rushed to Harlem Hospital — just steps away from the site of the shooting, at the same intersection — but he could not be saved.
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Police have not made any arrests or named any suspects, but said an investigation is ongoing.
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