SOHO, Manahttan (WABC) — Police are looking for a number of suspects after a person was shot and killed in SoHo outdoors a stretch of high-end shops.
It occurred simply earlier than 5:30 a.m. close to Greene and Grand streets immediately in entrance of Stone Island, a luxurious clothes retailer.
A gaggle of males mugged the 31-year-old sufferer on the sidewalk earlier than one shot him within the leg.
The sufferer, from Bayonne, was taken to Bellevue Hospital the place he later died.
The suspects obtained away in a black SUV.
The sufferer could have been out in Queens Monday night time and was driving by means of SoHo as he returned to dwelling to Bayonne and he someway interacted with the suspects.
Detectives consider he was killed throughout an obvious theft gone unhealthy.
Individuals who had been displaying up for work later within the morning had been shocked.
“Fairly shocked that that is taking place, I have never skilled this earlier than,” mentioned Hannah Crary. “North of Canal issues are inclined to get fairly high-rent, so it is a bit of stunning.”
Police are canvassing the neighborhood’s companies and buildings for surveillance video of the suspects.
There has solely been one different capturing in SoHo this 12 months. It occurred on Might 5 at 2 p.m. at Spring Avenue and Sixth Avenue.
The NYPD says there have been 12 robberies to this point this 12 months in SoHo.
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