A young man aged 17 died in Harlem in a shooting in full daylight that sent bystanders running for cover yesterday mid-afternoon.
The victim was identified as Calvin Aaron, reported Pix11. According to police and witnesses, chaos developed around 3 o’clock: 20 pm near the street 148 and St. Nicholas Avenue in Hamilton Heights, when a gunman fired a volley of bullets into the busy street. At least two cars collided in the confusion.
The first responders found the young man from 17 years with several shots in the back. He was transported to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Witness Antonio Roboostoff was in his apartment overlooking the scene when he heard the shots and looked outside at the crowds entering the Subway and They hid behind cars. “A chaos on this street, which he had never seen before. Nobody knew what was going on. It was a shock for many people”, he told the New York Post.
After the shooting deadly, police surrounded a nearby recording studio on 761 St. Nicholas Avenue, after receiving news that the alleged gunman could have barricaded himself inside the place. Authorities remained at the scene for several hours, but when they finally managed to enter at dusk, no one was there, the NYPD said.
Sources said investigators may have received a false tip, or that the suspect may have fled out the back of the building.
No arrests have been made. Anyone with information should call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-73-CLUE (74782). Also through crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
After the rise of armed violence in 2020 and 2021 particularly among young gang members and/or victims , the 2022 continues with the same trend, posing a great challenge to the new mayor Eric Adams, who since taking office in January has found obstacles within his own Democratic party and leaders of “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) to face the crisis.