Upper Manhattan saw mayhem Tuesday after three shootings in five hours which police believe are all connected.
“We’ve had three shooting incidents in the Northern part of Manhattan,” Chief of Patrol John Chell said during a press conference in the late afternoon. “Right now, we are proceeding like they’re all connected. Why do I say that? Proximity, geography, around schools, age of victims and now we confirmed at least one incident. This incident here is gang motivated.”Police investigate a crime scene on West 68th Street where a 17-year-old was shot multiple times in the abdomen on March 14.
Sources familiar with the investigation said that local firefighters helped transfer the victim to EMS, where they rushed him to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The boy is reported to be in critical, but stable condition.Police investigate a shooting in Harlem on 129th Street and Madison Avenue March 14.Another incident occurred three hours later, at around 12:50 p.m., where police received a report of two people shot on 129th Street and Madison Avenue.
Police sources say they are looking for the gunmen who are wearing black clothing. No arrests have been made.Police recover four shell casings from a shooting on 104th Street and Park Avenue.At approximately 2:55 p.m. Tuesday, police confirmed that another set of shots were fired on 104 Street and Park Ave, where investigators recovered 4 shell casings.
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