Two people were shot in Harlem on Monday evening, one of whom was possibly struck by a police officer.
Photo by Dean Moses
Two people were shot in Harlem on Monday evening, including a teen who was struck by a police officer’s bullet, sources said.
The wounded include a 15-year-old boy currently undergoing treatment at Harlem Hospital; the other is an 18-year-old man also shot in the leg.
According to eyewitnesses, gunfire erupted at around 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 15 on East 123rd Street and 2nd Avenue in what escalated into an apparent broad daylight firefight.
“I heard the shooting. I was sitting down in front of my house,” one woman said. It was really loud, it was scary.”
Another man said he heard about ten shots in rapid succession and saw a young teen being loaded into an ambulance.
Two people were shot in Harlem on Monday evening, one of whom was possibly struck by a police officer.Photo by Dean MosesTwo people were shot in Harlem on Monday evening, one of whom was possibly struck by a police officer.Photo by Dean Moses
“I was still at the window, once the firing finished, that’s when I looked out. I saw them escort a young boy on a stretcher,” a man who gave his name as Steve said.
Sources familiar with the investigation report that cops came upon two people shooting at one another and fired themselves, striking a teen in the leg. Both individuals wounded in the shooting are expected to survive, sources said.
Shell casings could be observed littering both sides of 123 Street taking to more than 20 shots being fired, a car window was also left shattered by a stray round. Police confirmed a firearm was recovered.Photo by Dean Moses
Shell casings could be observed littering both sides of 123rd Street taking to more than 20 shots being fired, a car window was also left shattered by a stray round. Police confirmed a firearm was recovered but it is unclear to whom it belonged.
Police officials are expected to provide an update in the coming hours.
This is a developing story; check with amNY.com for further updates.
Detectives arrested the alleged teenage gunman Thursday whom, they say, cut down a Harlem grandmother with a stray bullet fired from a machine gun during a brazen daylight shooting last week.
According to police sources, 18-year-old Faisil McCants has been charged for allegedly firing the bullet that killed 69-year-old Robin Wright.
Cops say McCants was one of three men who attempted to rob a man as he slept on a lawn chair on the corner of 109th Street and Madison Avenue in front of a deli at around 12:22 p.m. on Aug. 27. Police sources said the men, donning face masks, reportedly asked the victim if he “sold weed” before demanding all of his possessions. They then snatched his backpack containing marijuana before making a run for it.
However, law enforcement sources reported, their victim pulled out a firearm and chased them to 110th Street before they turned and fled toward Park Avenue. When the victim shot at the thieves, cops said, McCants allegedly returned fire with a machine gun, missing his target.
Police said the shooting victim, Robin Wright, was gunned down in Harlem on Aug. 27, 2025 by a stray bullet.Photo via FacebookCops say a group of men opened fire and, in the process, struck a 69-year-old woman using a walker in the face. She was not the intended target.Photo by Dean Moses
One of the bullets wound up striking Wright in the face as she walked nearby with a friend to get lunch.
“I had to look around and make sure I was alright. And I looked at my friend, I said: ‘Are you alright. Did you get shot?’ She said: ‘Yeah,’” Juanita Arnold, Wright’s friend, recalled. “That was the last thing she said to me. I watched my friend die,” Arnold added.
Wright, who used a walker to help her get around, collapsed on the sidewalk. Officers from the 23rd Precinct rushed to the scene and attempted to revive Wright, to no avail. EMS transported Wright to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where she could not be saved and was pronounced dead.
Sources familiar with McCants’ arrest say he was cuffed while checking in with his probation officer on Sept. 4 by Homeland Security, and the NYPD also say he is no stranger to police.
McCants was arrested in April of 2023 for firing a gun at the back of the Thomas Jefferson Houses Tenants the month prior while still on probation. Authorities were able to track McCants through surveillance footage and they were later able to identify him through his social media.
, 18-year-old Faisil McCants has been charged for allegedly firing the bullet that killed 69-year-old Robin Wright.Photo by Dean Moses`
“As a result of this defendant’s allegedly ruthless and utterly reckless violence, an innocent victim was gunned down in broad daylight while simply going about her daily life. New Yorkers deserve better—full stop. HSI New York—together with our partners at the NYPD and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York—will not rest until the other individuals involved are captured and, like this defendant, face the full force of the criminal justice system for their accused, unacceptable crimes,” HSI New York Special Agent in Charge Ricky J. Patel said.
The murder of Wright shook the community. Her neighbors could be seen weeping with their heads in their hands in the aftermath of the slaying as cops combed over shell casings that littered the block. In addition to striking Wright, another stray bullet struck a nearby parked vehicle, shattering several windows.
McCants has been charged with murder, robbery, criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal possession of a firearm. He is also facing federal charges for allegedly using a machine gun on a Manhattan street.
Police are still hunting for the other suspects involved.
