Crime & Safety

Man Shot In Both Legs, Back In Washington Heights Monday Morning: Cops

Police are now looking for a shooter dressed in black.

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — A man was shot in both legs and the back early Monday morning in Washington Heights, police said.

A shooter dressed black squeezed off the shots on West 190th Street near St. Nicholas Avenue about 2:30 a.m., police said.

The shooter ran away and the victim, 29, was rushed to Harlem Hospital, police said.

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He is expected to survive.

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