17-year-old grazed by bullet in Harlem shooting; suspect at large
A 17-year-old boy was grazed in the head by a bullet fired by a masked gunman into a crowd in Harlem on Monday evening around 9 p.m. at West 124th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard. The teen was treated at Harlem Hospital in stable condition, and police have not determined whether he was targeted or an innocent bystander. The incident is part of a pattern of recent gun violence affecting young people in New York City.
A masked, hooded gunman fired into a crowd in Harlem on Monday evening, grazing a 17-year-old boy on the right side of his head near West 124th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard around 9 p.m. The suspect, described as wearing a black sweatshirt, blue surgical face mask, blue pants, black sneakers, and carrying a black backpack, fled on foot toward Malcolm X Boulevard. The victim was transported to Harlem Hospital and listed in stable condition. Police have not yet determined whether the teen was the intended target or struck by stray gunfire. The shooting is one of several recent incidents involving young victims in New York City, including an 18-year-old killed in Queens on Sunday and a 15-year-old fatally shot in St. Albans in late April. No arrests have been made in the Harlem case, and the NYPD is seeking public assistance in locating the suspect.
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