Community members held a prayer vigil on the Upper West Side Wednesday afternoon as police search for suspects connected to the shootings near schools. DaveCarlinTV reports.
A teen was shot on the Upper West Side around 9:50 a.m. when the student was involved a"dispute with four to five males, looks like in their teens." A 19-year-old suspect was apprehended, and a gun recovered. There was a further report of shots fired at 105th and Park Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Check below for the latest information. Community members held a prayer vigil on the Upper West Side Wednesday afternoon as police search for suspects connected to the shootings near schools.
"I'll be honest, I didn't want him to come to school today. I was afraid that something was going to happen or that somebody would come back," Michele said. Tuesday's gun violence was in three separate spots with three people shot. A 19-year-old man was arrested and is a charged with attempted murder and weapons possession.Investigators believe these shootings are connected and possibly gang related.
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