Manhattan detectives are hunting for the SoHo shooter who gunned down a man in an early-morning execution on Tuesday.
According to police sources, the homicide took place at around 5:15 a.m. on June 25 outside of 41 Greene St. in the posh neighborhood.
Officers from the 1st Precinct, in responding to a 911 call, found 31-year-old Javier Osorio-Mejia of New Jersey shot three times in the right leg, and sprawled out on the street in a puddle of his own blood.
EMS rushed the victim to Bellevue Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:18 a.m. Police have not yet released the victim’s identity.
Police sources say Osorio-Mejia was with a female companion inside of a female Range Rover driving home from a club in Queens when he was followed by an assailant in a black SUV. Investigators say Mejia left his vehicle when the gunman attempted to rob him and fired his weapon.
Detectives are canvassing the area for video.
Throughout the morning, police combed over the cobblestone-lined crime scene, examining a slew of shell casings as well as discarded sneakers sitting adjacent to a pool of dried blood.
No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding the assault can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
