A 39-year-old man died early Sunday after being shot near a nightclub at West 46th Street and 12th Avenue.in the Midtown West area, very close to the Intrepid Museum. The Police Department of New York (NYPD) reported that officers arrived at the scene around 4:13 a.m. and found the victim with gunshot wounds to the back and groin.
He was immediately taken to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity had not been revealed at the time of going to press.
Police confirmed there are no arrests and detectives are working to identify the shooter. So far no details have been released about the motive for the attack or whether the victim had left the nightclub located in the area.
It comes after another recent shooting in Midtown
The homicide took place a week after the shooting in which New York Jets defenseman Kris Boyd was injuredoutside the Sei Less restaurant, also in Midtown Manhattan.
Boyd, 29, was shot around 2 a.m. on Nov. 16, following a dispute between his group and another inside the restaurant. The player remains hospitalized with a bullet lodged in a lung, according to police sources. Jets coach Aaron Glenn said he had spoken with him and expressed confidence in his recovery.
Although the two shootings occurred in the same area of Manhattan, authorities say they are not related. In Boyd’s case, detectives have already identified a possible suspect, while this Sunday’s attacker continues without being located.
The NYPD maintains both investigations active to clarify the facts and find those responsible.
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