Crime & Safety

Midday Harlem Shooting Leaves Trail Of Bloody Footprints: NYPD

A man was shot in the right leg about noon on Thursday near the corner of West 151st Street and Broadway, police said.

A bloodied footprint near West 150th Street and Broadway, where a man got shot in the leg on Thursday.
A bloodied footprint near West 150th Street and Broadway, where a man got shot in the leg on Thursday. (Photo courtesy of Franklin De Jesus)

HARLEM, NY — A man was shot in the middle of the day on Thursday in Harlem, a police spokesperson told Patch.

A 30-year-old man was shot in his right leg about noon on Thursday while standing on the corner of West 151st Street and Broadway, police said.

He was taken to a local hospital in stable condition where he is expected to survive, police said.

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NYPD are looking for a man who fled the scene on a standup scooter, police said.

A video shared with Patch showed a trail of bloody footprints along Broadway near where the shooting took place.

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