Crime & Safety
Teen Dies After East Harlem Shooting: Police
A 19-year-old is now dead after being shot early on Wednesday morning, officials said.

HARLEM, NY — A teen shot in East Harlem early Wednesday has died from his injuries, police said.
The 19-year-old man, whose identity is being withheld pending family notification, died after medics rushed him to Harlem Hospital following the shooting, officials said.
The 19-year-old man was shot on East 112th Street near Third Avenue outside the Johnson Houses about3:30 a.m., officials said.
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Medics found him with a single gunshot wound to the stomach, police said.
The shooter was an unknown man dressed in all black, an NYPD spokesperson said.
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Anyone with information 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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