Man in critical condition after shooting at Midtown recording studio
MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- A man is in critical condition after he was shot in the head at a Midtown recording studio on Friday.
Police responded to three 911 calls from a building on Eighth Avenue between West 38th and 39 Streets and discovered a 26-year-old Bronx man had been shot on the 11th floor of the building.
He was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.
Authorities say four men fled from the studio on foot. One of the men was described as a man in his 20s with a Nike sweatshirt.
"This a busy community, Eighth Avenue, you know things happen over here a lot," said Malik Reeves. "A lot of underground artists is from all over the place come to the studio because it's well known. So we heard that yeah, it's tragic."
Police did not recover any weapons at the scene and have not released a motive.
Detectives are looking at surveillance video in the building and the neighborhood as the investigation continues.
"Every band in there is playing loud and there's graffiti everywhere, and the bathrooms really stink," said recording artist John Durst. "And so people kind of rock 'n' rollers like it. It's a fun place."
The building is known as "The Music Building" and it has been there since 1979 as a place where musicians can lease space to create music and rehearse - it is open 24/7.
"There was something about this place that's kind of creepy to me, you know?" said recording artist Moby Medina. "And I never wanted to come in here. You know, I'm always in in Jersey at my Jersey studio. So when I heard that this morning, I wasn't surprised."
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