Gunfire Strikes MTA Bus, Injures 2 Men In Harlem, Police Say
HARLEM, NY — An MTA bus was hit by a stray bullet in the midst of a shooting that injured two people in Harlem late Wednesday night, police said.Police were called to the scene for reports of shots fired at 131 St. Nicholas Avenue, near the intersection of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 116th Street, just before 11:45 p.m., authorities said.Arriving officers found the first victim, a 22-year-old man with a gunshot wound in the left thigh. He was rushed to Mount Sinai Morningside, where he remains in stable condition, police said.An NYPD spokesperson said that officers were then notified of a second victim, an 18-year-old man who had been shot in the right leg and taken to Harlem Hospital in a private vehicle before cops arrived.He is also believed to be in stable condition, police said.During the gunfire, a round struck an M16 bus traveling eastbound on West 116th Street, shattering a window. Police reported that neither the driver nor the 12 passengers on board at the time were injured.Police sources confirm that one perpetrator is believed to be responsible for all three shootings, with authorities describing it as a single shooting incident.The gunman fled the scene before police arrived, and no arrests have been made since. An NYPD spokesperson confirmed that the investigation is ongoing.The article Gunfire Strikes MTA Bus, Injures 2 Men In Harlem, Police Say appeared first on Harlem, NY Patch.
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