Woman grazed in neck during shooting at Harlem basketball court: Police

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Saturday, June 12, 2021
Police: Woman grazed in neck during shooting at NYC basketball court
According to police, a 25-year-old woman, who was apparently an innocent bystander, was grazed by a bullet when shots rang out at a basketball court in Harlem.

HARLEM, New York (WABC) -- Police are investigating a shooting in Harlem, that left a woman with a graze wound to her neck Friday.

Officials say shots rang out on a basketball court at the King Towers NYCHA complex at West 115th Street and Lenox Avenue around 6 p.m.

Citizen App video showed the scene after the shooting.

Citizen App video shows the scene of a shooting at a Harlem basketball court.

According to police, a 25-year-old woman, who was apparently an innocent bystander, was grazed by a bullet.

She was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.

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Video from the park shows officers dragging people, also trying to push them with their bicycles.

Police believe three men were involved in the shooting.

So far, there have been no arrests.

The investigation is ongoing.

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