Shooting in Hell's Kitchen leaves 35-year-old man dead
HELL'S KITCHEN, Manhattan (WABC) -- A 35-year-old man was shot and killed in Hell's Kitchen on Saturday.
The victim, who police later identified as Sharief Jackson, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the torso on West 49th Street just before 3 a.m.
People living on the block woke up to crime tape and cop cars.
"We didn't know that something happened. Yeah. The only thing that we knew, like my sister said, maybe they're filming or something," said one resident.
Police say Jackson was shot twice in the stomach in the building near 9th Avenue. Investigators believe it all started as an argument and it ultimately escalated to violence just before 3 a.m.
Jackson later died at the hospital.
Heavily armed officers were seen walking in and out of the building overnight.
"I mean, it's terrible. You know, I save lives every day in the hospital, and it's like 'why would this happen?' It doesn't make any sense," said Elijah Barrott.
Officers brought someone out of the building in handcuffs, and put them in the back of a patrol car and drove away. At this point, authorities have not confirmed if or how they were involved in the crime.
One neighbor told Eyewitness News that is not unusual to hear arguments in the building.
"Yesterday I was hearing the screaming, but I didn't know Like I saw it, like it was like every day and every time. Like every week - what's happening? The music and the woman and the man - but there was a third voice there," said one neighbor
Others say it is terrifying to know this happened so close to home and say this makes them even more concerned about their own safety.
"I mean. It's tragic. You know, it's disappointing that, you know, we've got people out here still acting like that - can't take care of themselves and take care of others. You know, like we're supposed to do," added Barrott.
No arrests have been made.
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