What to Know
- A 15-year-old boy was found fatally shot in the head behind a NYCHA building in Harlem, police said
- Police responding to a 911 call found Jeremiah Draper unconscious and unresponsive behind a St. Nicholas Houses building
- The boy was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. An investigation is ongoing
A 15-year-old boy was found shot to death behind a NYCHA building in Manhattan, police said.
Jeremiah Draper was found unconscious and unresponsive behind a St. Nicholas Houses building on West 131st Street in Harlem on Friday evening, the NYPD said.
The boy, who lived in a building nearby, had a gunshot wound to his head, according to police.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
No one has been arrested in connection with the boy’s death. An investigation is ongoing.
