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Teenager Shot Dead in Front of Harlem Building
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Billy Parker
Published Sep 6, 2008
Modified Sep 6, 2008
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Published Sep 6, 2008
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A 13-year-old boy was shot dead in Harlem last night. Around 7:30, Scotty Scott was shot in the chest and stomach and died instantly in front of an apartment on 144th Street off of Malcom X Boulevard. Two other teenagers were shot and wounded. Both are hospitalized in stable condition. Police do not have a motive or any suspects, but witnesses said the shooter and the victims were just having an ordinary argument before the gun was pulled and shots fired. "Everyone was running for cover and screaming. There were puddles of blood on the ground," a man calling himself 'Fortune,' told the NY Daily News.
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