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One man died and eight others were wounded in a New York City shooting early Monday morning to culminate a weekend that included at least 17 people shot across the city.
The shooting, during a social gathering in the Harlem section of upper Manhattan, left a 21-year-old man dead, the New York Post reported.
The other victims included two women and six men between 21 and 42 years old. All were shot near the intersection of East 139th Street and Fifth Avenue at about 12:40 a.m., according to the NYPD.
“It’s Father’s Day weekend,” Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters early Monday. “It’s a weekend where people were supposed to be able to enjoy themselves with their families.
“The emboldened individuals responsible for this are exactly who our officers are battling every day to make our city safe.”
Responding officers found five people shot on a footpath just under the Madison Avenue Bridge, the Post reported.
The 21-year-old died at Lincoln Medical…
