{"id":83636,"date":"2025-12-29T16:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/83636\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:33:10","slug":"police-may-charge-man-found-shot-in-the-chest-in-midtown-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/83636\/","title":{"rendered":"Police may charge man found shot in the chest in Midtown Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New York City police may decide to charge a man who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/man-critical-being-shot-chest-041836904.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:found shot in the chest;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">found shot in the chest <\/a>on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The shooting happened just after 10 p.m. Sunday on 57th Street and Sixth Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Detectives believe the man shot himself and then falsely reported that someone wearing all black shot him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 27-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound before officers rushed him to Mount Sinai West for treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He is listed in critical condition but is expected to survive.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The man will likely be charged with criminal possession of a weapon and falsely reporting an incident, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>*<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/newsletters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Get Eyewitness News Delivered;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Get Eyewitness News Delivered<\/a> <br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/manhattan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Manhattan news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">More Manhattan news<\/a><br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/7ny.tv\/submitnewstip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Send us a news tip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Send us a news tip<\/a><br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <br \/>*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCrlIS7z20CnVaCrMvdkig_g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow us on YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Follow us on YouTube<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? 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