EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) — A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed in East Harlem on Sunday evening, police said.
Officers responded to East 105th Street near First Avenue around 5:10 p.m. for reports of shots fired, officials said. They found shell casings at the scene.
The victim, 17-year-old Dominick Allen, had already been taken from the scene to a hospital via private means. He’d been shot in the chest. Allen was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
No arrests have been made. Police have not yet released a description of the shooter.
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