{"id":293704,"date":"2026-07-12T10:26:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T10:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/293704\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T10:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T10:26:29","slug":"harlem-triple-shooting-on-basketball-court-leaves-man-dead-two-wounded-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/293704\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlem triple shooting on basketball court leaves man dead, two wounded: cops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nypd-shooting-scene-2026-lloyd-mitchell.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"police investigate scene at night where men were shot\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Harlem triple shooting on basketball court leaves man dead, two wounded: cops 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>FILE \u2013 Police investigate a shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Lloyd Mitchell <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Detectives in <a href=\"https:\/\/amny.com\/manhattan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Manhattan<\/a> are on the hunt for the suspect(s) who shot a man dead and left two people wounded in a shooting at a Harlem basketball court on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the gunfire erupted just before 10:25 p.m. on July 10 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Houses at 70 Lenox Ave. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/crime\/one-dead-after-multiple-shot-on-nyc-basketball-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pix11<\/a>, the shooting happened on a basketball court during a competition.<\/p>\n<p>Officers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypd28pct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">28th Precinct<\/a> and NYPD Public Service Area 5 responded to the location after receiving reports of shots fired at the location.\n<\/p>\n<p>When they arrived, they found a 35-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his head. EMS rushed him to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital in critical condition; he was pronounced dead a short time later. Police have not yet released his identity, pending family notification.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137858880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-11-at-8.37.09-AM.jpg\" alt=\"scene of harlem shooting where man was shot dead, and two others wounded\" width=\"1200\" height=\"785\" title=\"Harlem triple shooting on basketball court leaves man dead, two wounded: cops 2\"  \/>Police said the gunfire erupted just before 10:25 p.m. on July 10 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Houses at 70 Lenox Ave. According to Pix11, the shooting happened on a basketball court during a competition.Photo via Google Maps<\/p>\n<p>Two other shooting victims were found at the crime scene, authorities said: a 28-year-old man shot in the shin, and a 22-year-old woman who took a bullet to her right forearm. EMS brought both victims to Harlem Hospital, where they were listed in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation, police said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding the shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at <a href=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, or on X (formerly Twitter) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypdtips\" rel=\"nofollow\">@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls and messages are kept confidential.<\/p>\n<p>Through July 5,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/assets\/nypd\/downloads\/pdf\/crime_statistics\/cs-en-us-028pct.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the 28th Precinct reported two homicides and four shootings<\/a> year-to-date, down from four homicides and five shootings at the same time last year.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FILE \u2013 Police investigate a shooting. 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