September 22, 2008
Shootings in Harlem Leave Five Hospitalized
The NYPD has provided some details about yesterday's bullet-riddled night in Harlem, which left five individuals recovering from gunshot wounds in four separate incidents that occurred throughout the night.
- At 8:46 p.m., at 304 Lenox Avenue, a 17-year-old Hispanic male was shot in the back, and a 27-year-old black male was shot in the right leg. Both were taken to the Harlem Hospital Center and are listed in stable condition.
- Later, at 9:20 p.m., a 19-year-old black male was shot in the chest at Lenox Avenue and West 126th Street and taken to St. Luke's hospital. He's listed in stable condition.
- Minutes later, a 15 year old black female was shot once in leg at Lenox Avenue & West 127th. She survived but the NYPD did not have any further information on her status.
- To cap off the night, at 1:50 a.m. a black male was shot in the right leg at 255 West 127th Street; he's listed in stable condition.
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"a 17-year-old Hispanic male was shot in the back"
What kind of pussy shoots someone in the back?
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Not really helpful, Kojak.
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those dudes up in harlem are ahead of the curve, anticipating the resurgence of rife criminal activity 80s style - let's see if the financial markets can keep on being the tipping point
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Keeping it real in da hood,yo.
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Time to check my ammo futures.
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And Harlem residents are worried that the area may change due to gentrification?!?!
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not to start anything, just curious. i'm assuming the pennsylvania man was white. everyone else was identified either as black or hispanic. this person just as from pennsylvania.
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Need to keep the gangsta style in the hood and stop the gentrification.
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I thought North UES was SAFE! Babs Corcoran said so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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a good time to buy real estate on Lenox Ave is now.
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There was another shooting reported at 110th and Lenox just after noon yesterday, but I can find no details on it anywhere. There were choppers in the air and news trucks circling. Do we have to see multiple victims to get some local media coverage?