Man Shot Dead On East Harlem Street, Police Say

EAST HARLEM, NY — A man was shot to death Wednesday night on an East Harlem street, police said.

Officers responding to a report of shots fired arrived at East 116th Street between Second and Third avenues around 6:30 p.m. to discover a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. Medics rushed the man — who was not identified by police — to Harlem Hospital where he was pronounced dead, an NYPD spokesman said.

Police are investigating the homicide, but have not made any arrests in connection with the shooting, an NYPD spokesman said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477).