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Gunmen Fire Into Crowd of Hundreds at UWS Housing Complex, Police Say

By Emily Frost | August 10, 2015 1:28pm
 Police suspect these two men fired into a crowd at the Douglass Houses on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2015.
Police suspect these two men fired into a crowd at the Douglass Houses on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2015.
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MANHATTAN — A pair of gunmen fired shots into a crowd of hundreds during a cookout at the Douglass Houses just after midnight on Sunday, police said. 

The suspects flashed a gun inside the courtyard at 840 Columbus Ave., near West 100th Street, at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, the NYPD said. 

One of the men then fired into the crowd of at least 200 gathered for the cookout, though no one was injured, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-8477. All calls are strictly confidential.

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