Crime & Safety
Man Fatally Shot Near Inwood Subway Station: Police
No arrests have been made and an investigation is ongoing, officials confirmed.
INWOOD, NY – A 32-year-old man was shot and killed near 3849 10th Avenue in Inwood on Monday morning, a police spokesperson told Patch.
The victim, with gunshot wounds to his face and his chest, was pronounced dead on arrival at Harlem Hospital, police said.
The shooting occurred just before 6 a.m., according to police.
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No arrests have been made and an investigation is ongoing. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending family notification.
The address is only steps away from the 207th Street 1 train station.
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In August, a man was hospitalized after a shooting nearby at 3950 10th Avenue.
A shooting in June on Father’s Day, at 207th Street and 10th Avenue, left two dead and one injured. One of those killed in the June shooting, Alejandro Ramirez, was a neighborhood fixture who had reportedly been a familiar presence in Inwood for decades.
UPDATE: Police have identified the 32-year-old victim as Wilmer Rosario of the Bronx.
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