1 man killed in drive-by shooting in Harlem; police searching for gunman
HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- An investigation is underway after a man was killed in a drive-by shooting in Harlem on Tuesday.
Officers responded to Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 118th Street around 1:40 p.m., where they found a 37-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the back.
Surveillance video obtained by Eyewitness News shows a white Honda traveling eastbound on West 118th Street. As the driver pulls up to the corner of Frederick Douglass Boulevard, right near a senior citizen complex, shots are fired, sending people scrambling.
The victim, who was shot, struggled to the sidewalk. He was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside where he was pronounced dead.
Some of the residents of the senior citizen complex were innocently sitting outside, right in the line of fire.
"Whatever happened out here, it needs to stop. We're seniors. It could've been one of us," said resident LaVal Moore.
As for the suspect, they took off in the Honda, but didn't get far. The vehicle rear-ended a van two blocks away, leaving the Honda with front-end damage and a flat tire.
Investigators believe the gunman then stole a Citibike from an unsuspecting biker and took off towards the Bronx.
Chaplain Robert Rice was at 1 Police Plaza at the time, hosting a Bible study.
"Then I rushed back here to deal with this senseless shooting," said Rice, who is an NYPD Clergy Liason.
He has spent a lifetime trying to fight gun violence
"I visited 13 seniors in the past four years, shot in the city," he said. "Ten babies I visited throughout the city that's been shot. When is enough going to be enough?"
The seniors who dodged a bullet Tuesday say they have nowhere to hide.
"We don't go anywhere. Why? Because we're scared of it. Constantly wild shootings anywhere," said resident Sara Tinsley. "Where else can you go? You're scared to go in the park. Scared to go anywhere."
No arrests have been made so far.
The investigation is ongoing.
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