HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) — A man was fatally shot inside a smoke shop in Manhattan on Saturday evening, police said.
Authorities found Alfred Johnson, 42, with gunshot wounds to the neck and torso inside the smoke shop at 2 West 125th St., near Fifth Avenue, in Harlem just after 8 p.m., according to the NYPD. The victim died at the hospital, police said.
Police are looking for two suspects who fled the scene in a blue SUV, according to an NYPD spokesman. It remained unclear what prompted the shooting.
Surveillance video shows several people, including dog trainers walking dogs, run when the shots rang out. Ozziel Pacheco said he and his brother, along with two women, hid behind the stairs of brownstone before he called 911.
“I tried to keep everyone calm and stay low,” he said.
The manager at a nearby store says there have been multiple incidents in the area in the year since the burger shop opened. The store is considering changing its closing time to earlier in the evening.
“Very scared to work around here really, especially at night,” the owner said. “We close around 2 in the morning, so very scary.”
There have been six homicides in 16 shootings across New York City from Thursday to Saturday, police said on Sunday.
