Police in Harlem are investigating an assault that left a teen dead and a 21-year-old man injured on Thursday.
According to authorities, the deadly attack occurred in the vicinity of 159-26 Harlem River Drive on July 11 at around 5:47 p.m.
Police from the 32 Precinct and PSA 6 responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress at the address. When officers arrived, they found 18-year-old Kaiel Dent, of 2999 Eighth Ave. in Manhattan, bloodied from a stab wound to his body. A man with a slash across his torso was also found on scene, police said.
EMS responded and rushed both victims to NYC Health and Hospitals/Harlem, where Dent was pronounced dead and the other victim listed in stable condition.
Police could not confirm at this time a motive or whether the victims knew who attacked them, but a knife was recovered at the scene.
So far, no arrests have been made, but the investigation remains ongoing, police said.
Anyone with information regarding the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). The public can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential
