New York City police say an early-morning shooting at a gathering in Harlem left a man dead and eight other people wounded. Police said officers responded about 12:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting on a footpath along the FDR Drive.
NEW YORK — An early-morning shooting Monday at a gathering in Harlem left a man dead and eight other people wounded, New York City police said.
Officers responded about 12:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting on a footpath along the FDR Drive and found five people shot, police said, citing preliminary information. They were taken to hospitals for treatment. Four other people who were shot also arrived at hospitals for treatment, police said. A 21-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said, and the wounded included six other males and two females.
“This Father’s Day weekend is a weekend where people were supposed to be able to enjoy themselves with their families,” Police Commissioner Keechant SewellThe investigation was ongoing Monday and police didn’t immediately have details about the gathering or what may have led to the shooting.that a gun was recovered from the scene. Tips were being sought from the public as part of the investigation.
“The emboldened individuals responsible for this are exactly who our officers are battling every day to make our city safe,” Sewell said.The first paragraph of the story has been updated to correct the total number shot to nine from eight.
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