One dead, 2 wounded in shooting at basketball tournament in Harlem

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Saturday, July 11, 2026 11:12AM
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HARLEM (WABC) -- One man is dead, and two others are recovering after a shooting during an annual basketball tournament in Harlem late Friday.

The gunman remained at large on Saturday morning, the NYPD said.

Officers responded to a report of shots fired around 10:23 p.m. in the rear of 70 Lenox Ave., police said.

At the scene, officers found a 35-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head, a 28-year-old man shot in the shin and a 22-year-old woman shot in the right forearm, according to police.

EMS rushed the 35-year-old to the hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead, police said. The other two victims were taken to the hospital in stable condition.

The victim's identity is being withheld pending family notification.

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