Two men are dead and a third is recovering after they were shot in Upper Manhattan on Sunday night, according to police.
NYPD officials on Monday said officers responded around 11:45 p.m. to multiple 911 calls for a person shot at West 207th Street and 10th Avenue in Inwood. They arrived to find a 44-year-old man shot in the face, a 40-year-old man shot in the chest and a 37-year-old man shot in the leg, police said.
Emergency medical workers took the oldest man in critical condition to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The 40-year-old man was taken in critical condition to NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital in Inwood and was later pronounced dead.
Police said the youngest man, who was also taken to Harlem Hospital, is in stable condition. They did not release the deceased victims’ names, pending the notification of their families.
No suspects or arrests were announced as police continue to investigate the shooting.
In a separate incident on Sunday just after 11 p.m. in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, police said a 32-year-old man was shot and killed on Ralph Avenue at the Breevort NYCHA complex.
Officials said he was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso and was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital. His name was not immediately released while police worked to notify his family, and no suspects or arrests were announced.
In the 34th Precinct, which includes Inwood and Washington Heights, there have been eight shooting incidents so far this year, compared to three at the same point last year, NYPD data shows. There were two fatal shootings there last year, according to NYPD data compiled by Gothamist.
In the 81st Precinct, which includes Bed-Stuy and Stuyvesant Heights, there have been six shooting incidents so far this year, compared to five at the same point last year, police figures show. There were six fatal shootings there last year, according to Gothamist’s analysis.
This is a developing story and may be updated.