Harlem Shooting Leaves College Basketball Player Dead, 8 Others Injured
At least nine people were shot—including a 21-year-old college basketball player who was killed—after gunfire erupted early Monday morning at a gathering in Harlem.
The New York Police Department said that officers responded to a report of a shooting at around 12:40 a.m. at East 139 St. and Fifth Avenue. When officers arrived, they found five people with gunshot wounds on a footpath along FDR Highway, just under the Madison Avenue Bridge, and transported to a local hospital. Four other victims were also taken to the hospital.
“It’s Father’s Day weekend. It’s a weekend where people were supposed to be able to enjoy themselves with their families, but we’re here to provide an update to New Yorkers about multiple people shot early this morning,” NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said during a Monday morning press conference. “The emboldened individuals responsible for this are exactly who our officers are battling every day to make our city safe.”