On Thursday, July 11, 2024, at approximately 1747 hours, in the vicinity of 159-26 Harlem River Drive, within the confines of the 32nd Precinct / PSA 6 in Manhattan, New York City Police Department (NYPD) police officers responded to 911 call of an assault in progress.
Upon responding, officers observed an 18-year-old male with a stab wound to the torso, and a 21-year-old male with a slash wound to the torso.
Both of the males were removed by EMS to NYC Health + Hospitals / Harlem, where the 18-year-old male was pronounced deceased at approximately 1815 hours, and the 21-year-old male was listed in stable condition.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Kaiel Dent
address withheld
Manhattan, NY 10039
There have been no arrests made and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
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