Crime & Safety
NYPD Releases Photo Of Gunman Tied To E Harlem Killing
Cops are hunting down a gunman who shot and killed a 43-year-old man on East 116th Street.
EAST HARLEM, NY — Police released photos of a suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in East Harlem.
The NYPD describes the gunman as a man in his late teens or early 20s with a thin build who was seen fleeing the scene of an East 116th Street homicide on the night of Wednesday Feb. 12. The man is accused of shooting and killing 43-year-old Purrell Gowie, police said.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired arrived at East 116th Street between Second and Third avenues around 6:30 p.m. to discover Gowie suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. Medics rushed the man to Harlem Hospital where he was pronounced dead, an NYPD spokesman said.
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Police are investigating the homicide, but have not made any arrests in connection with the shooting, an NYPD spokesman said. The identity of the suspect shown in photos released by the NYPD is unknown.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477).
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