One Dead, One Injured Following Shooting in Highbridge Park: Police

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — One man is dead and another is in the hospital after a Monday afternoon shooting in Washington Heights' Highbridge Park.

The shooting occurred inside the park near West 165 Street and Edgecomb Avenue, police told Patch. A 31-year-old man who had been shot in the shoulder was able to flag down officers around 12:54 p.m. and notify them of the shooting, police said. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 36-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head, police said.

The 36-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS, police said. The 31-year-old was transported to Lincoln Hospital for treatment and was listed in stable condition, police said.

It is believed that the 31-year-old was a bystander, and not the target of the shooting, police said.

Corvell Hampton, 28, has been arrested in connection with the shootings, police told Patch. When arrested, police recovered a semi-automatic firearm from the Hampton's possession, police said. Hampton, of Chicago, has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder, police said.

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