Harlem shooting – A 15-year-old boy is dead and a 57-year-old bystander is recovering after a shooting outside a Harlem public housing complex Wednesday evening.
The evening commute turned violent Wednesday when a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet outside the King Towers NYCHA complex on West 115th Street. At 6:21 p.m., the city’s ShotSpotter system alerted police to the scene, where officers arrived to find two victims grappling with gunshot wounds.
Jihad Pack, 15, had been struck in the stomach. Emergency responders rushed him to Mount Sinai Morningside in critical condition, but he did not survive his injuries.
A 57-year-old man, caught in the crossfire as an innocent bystander, was also hit. He sustained a gunshot wound to the hand and was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, where he remains in stable condition.
The violence unfolded in a dense, residential section of Manhattan. By the time the police presence had stabilized the area. one person of interest had been taken into custody at the scene. As of now, investigators have not announced any formal charges, and the motive behind the gunfire remains unknown.
The sequence of events leaves the neighborhood searching for answers. Within minutes. a routine evening near the public housing development transformed into a crime scene. resulting in the loss of a teenager and a bystander left wounded in the chaos. With no charges filed and the underlying cause of the shooting yet to be established. the investigation remains in its early stages.
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