On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at approximately 0116 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a female, shot at W. 128th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, within the confines of the 32nd Precinct in Manhattan.
Upon arrival, police observed, in front of 300 W. 128th Street, a 31-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the head, unconscious and unresponsive.
EMS transported the female to NYC Health + Hospitals / Harlem, where she was pronounced deceased.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as indicated.
Victim:
Shanice Young
address withheld
Manhattan, NY 10027
Pursuant to the ongoing investigation, the following 40-year-old male individual was arrested and charged on Thursday, September 16, 2021, in the confines of the 32nd Precinct as follows.
Arrested:
Justin Soriano
address withheld
Bronx, NY 0473
Charges:
- murder 2;
- menacing;
- criminal possession of a weapon;
- acting in a manner, injurious to a child.
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
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