Man killed in shooting outside Midtown, Manhattan hotel
NEW YORK – A deadly shooting outside a Midtown, Manhattan hotel left a man dead and the gunman on the run Wednesday morning.
The shooting happened shortly before 7 a.m. outside the Hilton Midtown hotel on Sixth Avenue near West 54th Street. More than a dozen officers responded and blocked off West 54th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues for the morning commute.
Police said a 50-year-old man was shot in the chest. He was rushed to Mount Sinai West but did not survive his injuries. His name has not been released.
Investigators are searching for the gunman, who took off wearing a cream colored jacket and black hat.
The hotel is located in a busy area, just blocks away from Rockefeller Center, where the annual tree lighting ceremony will be held Wednesday night.
One witness said he was sitting inside his car when he heard the gunshots.
“I was looking at my phone and I hear the shot,” he said. “I was shocked, it’s the first time I’ve ever seen a crime right in front of me. Now I fear he could shoot me too.”
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip via their website. All calls are kept confidential.
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