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#Spate of NYC shootings kills one, injures at least four others

#Spate of NYC shootings kills one, injures at least four others

A man was killed and at least four others wounded in a spate of shootings Monday night as bullets continued to fly across the Big Apple, police and sources said.

The fatal shooting took the life of a 32-year-old man outside of Harlem’s Grant Houses at about 7:30 p.m., police said.

The victim, Devin Campbell, was struck multiple times and taken to an area hospital, but could not be saved, authorities said.

Less than two hours later, a 19-year-old man was shot during an organized basketball tournament at an Upper West Side housing project, police and sources said.

The teen was playing at the Amsterdam Houses’ outdoor basketball court when he was struck in the arm by a suspected drive-by shooter, according to police sources.

The Upper West Side basketball court where one shooting took place.
The Upper West Side basketball court where one shooting took place.
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NYPD officers investigate and speak with potential witnesses at the crime scene in Harlem.
NYPD officers investigate and speak with potential witnesses at the crime scene in Harlem.
Gregory P. Mango
At least 11 shell casings were located at the scene of the shooting in Harlem.
At least 11 shell casings were located at the scene of the shooting in Harlem.
Gregory P. Mango

Investigators do not believe the man was the intended target, sources said.

He was taken by EMS to St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to sources.

At least three other men were also wounded in the Monday night gun violence in the Bronx and Brooklyn.

Just before 7 p.m., a 49-year-old man was shot in the left leg outside Brownsville’s Langston Hughes Houses by a male suspect wearing a wig, sources said.

Blood on the ground at the scene of a shooting on Sutter Avenue in Brooklyn.
Blood on the ground at the scene of a shooting on Sutter Avenue in Brooklyn.
Wayne Carrington
A plastic baby and a wig worn discarded by a shooter in Brooklyn.
A plastic baby and a wig worn discarded by a shooter in Brooklyn.
Wayne Carrington

Two other men were shot in Sunset Park and Norwood, respectively, according to sources.

The gunplay comes as shootings and the number of victims from the violence are already up nearly 50 percent this year compared to 2020.

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