18-Year-Old Stabbed to Death in Harlem: Police

UPDATE: Police arrest suspect in 18-year-old Ashton Niles' murder.

HARLEM, NY — A homeless teenager was stabbed to death Monday in Harlem, police told Patch.

Ashton Niles, 18, was found in front of an apartment building on the 200 block of West 145th Street around 4:32 p.m., police said. Niles was suffering from multiple stab wounds to the torso and was pronounced dead after being transported to Harlem Hospital, police said.

The homicide investigation is still ongoing, police said. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified, police told Patch.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All tips are confidential.

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