Police: 2 men shot, 1 fatally, in East Village NYCHA building
NEW YORK -- Police say a man was fatally shot and another was injured in a shooting in the lobby of an East Village residential building on Thursday night.
It happened at around 7:30 p.m. on East 12th Street near Avenue C at the Pedro Albizu Campos Plaza NYCHA complex.
The NYPD said a 21-year-old was shot in the torso and died at the hospital, and a 24-year-old got shot in the leg.
Another man fled the scene.
Police say it's unclear if the two victims were the intended targets.
The investigation is ongoing.
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