Police said a 14-year-old was shot in East Harlem.
CBS News reported that a 14-year-old had been shot in East Harlem. No suspect description, arrest, or motive has been disclosed in connection with the shooting, and the status of the investigation has not been made public.
A String of Recent Shootings Involving Teens in the Neighborhood
This is not the only recent case of a teenager being shot in East Harlem. In a separate incident, a teenage boy was shot several times in the chest and leg, according to a report from Patch, which said the NYPD placed that shooting at 11:15 p.m. Saturday in front of 1595 Madison Avenue near East 108th Street. Police rushed that teen to Harlem Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, the outlet reported.
In another East Harlem incident, two 15-year-olds were wounded during a shootout between groups of teenagers, and an NYPD officer also opened fire. One of the 15-year-olds was shot in his left leg and was taken to Harlem Hospital in stable condition. Separately, according to PIX11, a 15-year-old boy was hospitalized after being shot in the stomach on a Sunday and was listed in stable condition, according to police, with no arrests made in that case.
As reported by ABC7 New York, two teenagers were shot in a Harlem incident — a 14-year-old in the head and a 15-year-old in the leg — around 4:20 p.m. at 112 East 128th Street.
What the Data Shows About Shootings in the Area
Citywide, shootings have fallen about 20% from the previous year, according to police data cited by Gothamist. The outlet also reported that shootings in the 25th Precinct, which includes East Harlem, were down 44% through September 14 compared with the same point the previous year, and that shootings in the 23rd Precinct were down by more than 37% that year compared with the year before, according to NYPD data.
Those figures cover different precincts, time periods, and parts of the neighborhood, so they do not establish a trend specific to the shooting near East 112th Street and Lexington Avenue. The NYPD separately announced it recorded its fewest shooting incidents, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history for the first nine months of 2026 and the third quarter.
