1 dead, 1 injured in Upper Manhattan shooting

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Friday, August 27, 2021
1 dead, 1 injured in Inwood shooting
2 people were shot, 1 fatally in Inwood, Manhattan early Friday.

INWOOD, Manhattan (WABC) -- One person was killed and another injured in a shooting in Upper Manhattan.

It happened around 1:45 a.m. on Friday near 10th Avenue and West 211th Street in Inwood.

A 27-year-old man was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the Allen Hospital.

A second man, shot in the hand, later arrived at the hospital for treatment.

Two people fled the scene and no arrests were immediately made.

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