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Player Killed and Two Wounded in Harlem Basketball Tournament Shooting

An ongoing NYPD probe with no arrests has prompted public appeals for tips and renewed calls for more security at community events.

A basketball court in Harlem where police say a shooter killed one man and injured 2 others.
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An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Police investigate a triple shooting on a basketball court where one person died, Image 2 shows Bloody t-shirt next to evidence marker 7 at a crime scene

Overview

  • The shooting occurred during the Kingdome basketball tournament at the Martin Luther King Jr. Houses courts behind 70 Lenox Ave, and it left a 35-year-old man dead and a 28-year-old man and 22-year-old woman injured on Friday night.
  • Officers found the 35-year-old with a gunshot wound to the head and he was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Morningside, while the two surviving victims were taken to Harlem Hospital and listed in stable condition.
  • The NYPD said the investigation is active, no arrests have been made, and detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.
  • Several media outlets and witnesses later identified the deceased as a 35-year-old Brooklyn man and described a large crowd and multiple shots, but the police initially withheld the victim’s name pending family notification and those details remain unconfirmed by investigators.
  • Local residents called for more police presence at neighborhood tournaments after the shooting, and precinct data cited in coverage showed year-to-date shootings and homicides in the 28th Precinct were lower through early July than at the same point last year.