Harlem, New York — A man was shot dead Saturday morning after an early morning shooting in Harlem, police said.
At approximately 3:10 a.m., police found the victim with a gunshot wound to the chest near the Jackie Robinson House at 118 East 128 Street.
Police said two men were fighting outside when one of them pulled out a gun and shot the victim, who is in his 20s.
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NYPD is still looking for the shooter who took off after the incident.
The victim was taken to a local hospital in Harlem and pronounced dead.
A law enforcement investigation is ongoing.
The fatal incident came just hours after a man was injured in a shooting in the East Village.
The 25-year-old victim was shot in the abdomen shortly after 11 p.m. in St. Mark’s Place near Avenue A, police said.
He was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police are looking for the shooter who fled the scene of the shooting.
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