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Man Killed in Washington Heights Shooting

By DNAinfo Staff on May 3, 2011 7:08am  | Updated on May 3, 2011 7:24am

Police arrested three people in connection to the shooting death of a 24-year-old man in Washington Heights Monday night.
Police arrested three people in connection to the shooting death of a 24-year-old man in Washington Heights Monday night.
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By Gabriela Resto-Montero

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — A man was shot dead at West 177th Street and Broadway Monday night, according to police.

Police said the Geuri Tejada, 24, suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder and the neck at 9:30 p.m. and was pronounced dead at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Tejada lived a few blocks from the scene.

Officers arrested Malachi Alexis, 22, Jonathan Collazo, 21, and an unidentified 15-year-old boy, all of of Jersey City, NJ, in connection to the shooting. Police recovered a gun from the scene.

The men were expected to be arraigned on charges of second-degree murder, police said.