22-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Harlem: Police

HARLEM, NY — A 22-year-old man was shot dead Wednesday night in Harlem, police told Patch.

Police were responding to a report of an assault on the corner of Saint Nicholas Avenue and West 121st Street around 7:57 p.m. when they discovered the young man's body in front of a bodega, police said. The 22-year-old, who has not been identified by police, had been shot once in the head, police said.

Update: A worker at the bodega describes the shooting.

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