Crime & Safety

Man Fires Gun At Harlem Building: Police

An unknown gunman blasted off several rounds towards a Harlem building in March, police said.

Police released an image of a person they claim is connected to the incident.
Police released an image of a person they claim is connected to the incident. (NYPD)

HARLEM, NY — Police are searching for a man who fired a gun several times at a Harlem building back in March, officials said.

On March 13, a man outside of the Martin Luther King Jr Towers on Fifth Avenue near West 114th Street fired a gun multiple times, police said.

The bullets flew into a nearby building and caused damage to the structure, officials said.

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The reckless gunman then fled into another building of the NYCHA complex on the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 112th Street, according to police.

In addition to a released image, police said that the person they are seeking in connection to the incident was last seen wearing a black jacket and a blue backpack.

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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)

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