Four Are Shot After Fight at Party
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A dispute at a Bedford-Stuyvesant block party erupted into violence early yesterday morning, police said, when four people were shot. One of them was critically injured.
According to police, the shooting at about 2:40 a.m. yesterday took place at the corner of Saratoga and Saint Mark’s avenues. The four victims were fired on by three black male suspects who fled in a silver Volvo. One victim, a 20-year old man, was shot in the head and taken to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition. The other three victims, a 16-year-old boy and two girls ages 17 and 14, were also shot and taken to Brookdale, where they were listed in stable condition. No arrests have been made.
TWO SHOT, ONE KILLED IN HARLEM
Two men were shot in Harlem and one was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, police said yesterday.
According to police, the victims were shot at 11:25 p.m. Saturday, in front of 183 Lenox Ave. The first victim, whom police identified as Martin Fenton of 69 W. 118th St., was shot in the chest and taken to North Central Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The second victim was hit in the torso and is listed in stable condition at St. Luke’s Hospital. The shooting may have been drug-related, a law enforcement source said. No arrests have been made.
HIT – AND – RUN IN QUEENS
A Queens woman was struck and killed bya van on Northern Boulevard yesterday in Flushing, Queens, police said.
According to police, the victim, whom police identified as Man-Wan Ng, 78,of 100 Lasalle St. in Flushing, was hit at the intersection of Linden Place and Northern Boulevard by a white van, police said. After hitting Ng, the van sped off. Ng was pronounced dead on the scene, police said. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
DEATH RULED A HOMICIDE
The body of a 54-year-old man found in Inwood was the victim of a homicide, police said yesterday.
Police found the victim, who was identified as Eduardo Delacruz, on Saturday at about 7:30 p.m. in his home at 22 W. 199th St. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
