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Man Dies in Shooting at Harlem’s Drew Hamilton Houses as Suspect Remains at Large

The incident underscores Harlem public housing’s persistent gun violence problem, which residents say demands increased patrols and community intervention.

NYPD investigate the scene where an unidentified 30-year-old male was shot in the abdomen and left arm and a 40-year-old woman was grazed in the lower back in the rear of NYCHA’s Drew Hamilton Houses on Frederick Douglass Blvd. on July 14, 2025. (Kerry Burke/New York Daily News)
An NYPD cruiser is seen in Manhattan near Times Square on July 7, 2025.
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Overview

  • At around 2:30 p.m. Monday at 2680 Frederick Douglass Blvd, two people were shot near the Drew Hamilton Houses.
  • A 32-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to his torso and arm and later died at Harlem Hospital.
  • A 40-year-old woman sustained a graze wound to her lower back and remains in stable condition.
  • Officers recovered ten shell casings at the scene and no arrests have been made as the investigation continues.
  • NYPD officers described the shooter as a hooded male wearing a ski mask who fled east toward 7th Avenue and believe the male victim was the intended target.