At around 5:30 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call about a person shot in the area of W 30th Street and 7th Avenue.
Upon arrival, police discovered the body of an unidentified male inside a Chelsea building stairwell with a gunshot wound to the head.
He was pronounced dead on the scene.
No arrests have been made, as police continue to investigate the incident.
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