New York Daily News

2 wounded by gunfire in Harlem

- Thomas Tracy and Ross Keith

TWO MEN were shot and wounded in Harlem Saturday, cops said.

The victims were blasted on W. 139th St. near Malcolm X Blvd. about 12:45 p.m.

A 25-year-old man was struck in the arm, police sources said. Medics rushed him to Harlem Hospital with a minor wound. Witnesses told police three people fled from the shooting scene.

A 43-year-old man walked into Harlem Hospital, about two blocks away from the scene, reporting he had also been shot. His wound was not life-threatenin­g.

A gun was recovered at the scene, cops said.

No arrests have been made.

There have been 687 shootings citywide this year through Nov. 5 compared to 877 during the same period last year, according to NYPD records.

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Gun is marked as evidence in Harlem shooting.

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