HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) – Police have identified the two people who were fatally shot in Harlem Sunday night, according to the NYPD.
Police said 18-year-old Ashley Ballard, of Harlem, was shot in the back. She was only a half mile away from home when she was killed, according to authorities.
Harlem resident Harry Mendoza, 25, was also shot in the head, police said.
Police received a call for shots fired in the area of East 128th Street and Lexington Avenue around 7:30 p.m., investigators said.
Police are still trying to work out a motive behind the shooting and who the suspects are, according to authorities.
The parents of both victims were notified and are being uncooperative with police, sources told PIX11 News.
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Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.
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