NEW YORK CITY, NY – The New York City Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred within the 25 Precinct. The incident took place on Tuesday, at approximately 4:19 PM, near East 123 Street and Lexington Avenue.
Police responded to a 911 call of shots fired and discovered a 26-year-old male, identified as Hector Delgado, with a gunshot wound to the head.
EMS transported Delgado to NYC Health and Hospitals/Harlem, where he was pronounced deceased.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing at this time.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.