Crime & Safety
Man Shoots Into Crowd At Inwood Club, Hurts 2, Police Say
Two people were hospitalized after the shooting in front of Dyckman Street club Papasito.
INWOOD, NY — Two people were hurt when a gunman opened fire into a crowd outside an Inwood night club early Sunday morning, police said.
A 25-year-old man was arguing with a group of men outside Dyckman Street's Papasito, located between Broadway and Seaman Avenue, shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday, police said. During the dispute, one of the men pulled a gun and fired several shots into a mass of clubgoers who had gathered in front of the business, police said.
The 25-year-old victim was shot ankle and another 25-year-old woman was grazed by a bullet in the leg, police said. Medics took both victims to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition, police said.
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The NYPD released photos of two men wanted in connection with the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477).
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