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After a two-day delay, the mainstream dailies are finally reporting on Harlem's violent Sunday night, which saw police helicopters, plainclothes cops and myriad squad cars flooding the neighborhood in response to shootings that left six hospitalized. The incidents occurred after the African American Day Parade. According to Cop in the Hood, "The parade ended in the afternoon. The tough kids come out at night. Between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., people were walking around with guns, shooting them in the air. And this right by uniformed officers. Plain-clothed officers would tackle the kids."

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.
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Police say a Pennsylvania resident was fatally shot in his car last night, when "two gunmen walked up to the car and one...fired a single shot into the sedan." The shooting occurred at Columbus Avenue & West 91st Street; the victim's girlfriend had been sitting next to him. The wife of a witness said, "My husband saw the guy running by him" on West 90th. "There was blood on the back of his head and T-shirt." The Daily News adds, "Six people were shot in a series of attacks in Harlem - starting at 8:30 p.m." None of the victims are expected to die.