NYPD: Innocent bystander fatally shot outside Washington Heights bodega

Innocent bystander fatally shot outside bodega

NEW YORK -- Police say an innocent bystander was fatally shot in the head Tuesday outside a bodega in Washington Heights.

Officers responded just after 7 p.m. to shots fired at West 162nd Street and Broadway.

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Hunt on for gunman in fatal shooting of bodega worker in Washington Heights

When they arrived, they found 66-year-old Reda Girgis with a gunshot wound to the head.

He was taken to Metropolitan Hospital in East Harlem, where he was pronounced dead. 

Police have not released a description of the suspect, but say the shots were fired from a grey Audi toward the deli. 

The deli is usually open 24/7 but was closed Wednesday morning, with an NYPD vehicle parked out front. 

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.  

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