Man Wanted in Connection With the Killing of 19-Year-Old in Harlem: Police

HARLEM, NY — The police have identified a man wanted in connection with a murder that occurred Monday night in Harlem.

Police are searching for 42-year-old Pedro Valero of West 139th Street, officials told Patch. Police are saying he's wanted for the shooting of 19-year-old Manauris Davis, and are asking the public to help locate him.

Davis was found in front of a building on the 500 block of West 140 Street around 9:50 p.m. on Monday suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso, police said. Davis, who lived nearby, was transported to Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital where he was pronounced dead, 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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