Crime & Safety
2 Men Tied To Deadly Washington Heights Shooting, Police Say
Cops are searching for two men after a man was shot and killed in front of a bodega in Washington Heights, police said.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — Cops are searching for two men tied to a deadly shooting outside of a bodega last weekend, police said Thursday.
Cops are searching for the two men after 22-year-old Steve Rodriguez of Washington Heights was shot and killed just two blocks from his home early Saturday.
Gunfire broke out in front of a bodega at Saint Nicholas Avenue and West 186th Street just after midnight Saturday, and Rodriguez was shot in the hip, police said. He later died at Columbia University Medical Center.
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Cops released photos of two suspects Thursday.
Surveillance footage shows a man with a large build, short black hair and a beard, last seen wearing a grey track suit jacket and sweatpants, a white T-shirt and sneakers.
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Another image shows a man with a thin build, short dark braided hair, last seen wearing a white T-shirt, black pants and sneakers.
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