Suspect Identified in Fatal Harlem Shooting: Police

HARLEM, NY — Police have identified a suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred Friday in Harlem.

Koron Bailey, 30, approached a 21-year-old man on West 141st Street near Frederick Douglass Boulevard around 1:50 p.m. and began shooting, police told Patch. When the 21-year-old dropped to the ground to avoid being shot, Bailey approached him and shot him once in the head, killing him, police said.

Bailey (pictured above) fled the scene on skateboard, heading east down 141st Street.

“I couldn’t see his face ... he was all blood,” witness Jose Mora told the New York Daily News. “He was lying face up shot in the face. There was a gallon of blood trailing to the corner of the sidewalk.”

The victim, who has not been identified, was transported to Harlem Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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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