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Man killed in Upper West Side shooting near NYCHA complex, police say
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Brittany Kriegstein
Published Apr 10, 2026
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A man was shot and killed on the Upper West Side on Thursday afternoon near the public housing complex where he lived, police said.
NYPD officials said 33-year-old Rashaun Hopkins was gunned down just before 5 p.m. outside a residential building on West 104th Street near Manhattan Avenue, right across the street from the New York City Housing Authority’s Frederick Douglass Houses.
First responders found Hopkins with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and took him to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said.
Police said they are looking for a man who was wearing all black and fled the shooting scene on a moped, going west on West 104th Street. They said they are still investigating a potential motive.
Hopkins lived at the complex, in a building a few blocks from where he was shot, according to the NYPD.
Shootings at public housing developments are down more than 34% citywide so far this year, police data shows. Still, several high-profile shootings have happened at or near public housing sites over the past several weeks. That includes the fatal shooting of 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore across from Brooklyn’s Bushwick Houses and that of 16-year-old Ka’mardre Coleman in the Sheepshead Bay Houses. Police have arrested suspects in both incidents.
NYPD data shows overall gun violence in the city this year is up slightly compared to the same point in 2025, which officials said set historic lows for shooting incidents and victims.
According to police reports, Hopkins’ death is the first homicide of the year in the 24th Precinct, which encompasses Manhattan Valley and a portion of Riverside Park on the Upper West Side. Official data shows there was one other shooting in the precinct this year through April 5.
This story is based on preliminary information from police and may be updated.
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