Man shot and killed outside Washington Heights NYCHA building
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (PIX11) -- A man was shot and killed outside a New York City Housing Authority building in Washington Heights Friday night, police said.
A 46-year-old man was shot in the torso and leg in front of the Polo Grounds Towers at 2949 Frederick Douglass Boulevard around 11:53 p.m., according to the NYPD. The man was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
The cause of the shooting is under investigation. The victim's name has not been released.
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