What to Know
- A gunman allegedly wounded his ex-girlfriend and killed another man in a Manhattan apartment early Sunday morning
- The man shot his 26-year-old ex-girlfriend and a 27-year-old man inside an East River Houses building, the NYPD said
- The woman, who was shot in the leg, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and is expected to survive, police said
Police are searching for a gunman who allegedly wounded his ex-girlfriend and killed another man in a Manhattan apartment early Sunday morning.
The man shot his 26-year-old ex-girlfriend and a 27-year-old man, identified by police as Damian Coleman, of Manhattan, inside an East River Houses building on East 102nd Street, near the FDR Drive, in East Harlem just before 5:30 a.m., the NYPD said.
Police described Coleman as a male acquaintance of the 26-year-old woman.
Coleman, who was shot in the stomach, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The woman, who was shot in the leg, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and is expected to survive, the NYPD said.
Police are now searching for the 31-year-old gunman, who fled on foot on 1st Avenue after the shooting.
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The shooting stemmed from a dispute inside the apartment, according to police.
