AT least one person is dead and eight others have been injured following a mass shooting in Harlem.
Gunshots were heard in the New York neighborhood -just hours after a teen was killed at a music concert in Washington DC.
Seven men and two women were enjoying a night out when they were targeted at around 12:35am local time on Monday, ABC7 reports.
The victims are between the ages of 21 and 42, police revealed.
Five people were found on a footpath and a man, 21, was pronounced dead after being taken to Lincoln hospital.
Cops said eight people are believed to have non-life-threatening injuries.
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The victims have not been identified as investigations continue.
Police have said that no arrests have been made.
The NYPD has released an image of a gun that was recovered from the scene.
Anyone with information should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
Alternatively, tips can be submitted via the CrimeStoppers website.
The shooting happened just hours after a boy, 15, died after being shot at a music festival in Washington DC.
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Cops said that two adults and an officer were injured after shots were fired late on Sunday.
The concert, described as an “Advocacy Festival Amplifying the Culture of Washington DC”, was celebrating Juneteenth.
Police revealed that the event did not have a license.
Footage shared on social media showed people twerking on cars as shots were heard before crowds fled in horror.
Contee revealed that an “incident” occurred at the concert and was broken up.
CROWDS 'SCATTERED'
He said people “started to scatter” when a second incident unfolded, the Washington Post reported.
The second incident led to people being trampled on, police said.
Witness Daniel Dyson told WWTG that the boy was screaming out for his mom.
He tried to help the teen who had been shot.
He said: "My mind is blown because, you know, I was trying to cover up this guy.
"And next thing you know, they say he's no longer here."
Cops revealed that multiple weapons were recovered at the scene.
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Contee said that crowded streets and too many guns create the conditions for violence to unfold.
He said: “When things spill out into the street," he said, "… that becomes a problem."
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