Washington Heights & Inwood

Crime & Mayhem

Gunman Kills 28-Year-Old on Inwood Street

By DNAinfo staff
February 6, 2011 1:08pm | Updated February 6, 2011 1:07pm
Jose Uraga, 28, lived at 3852 Tenth Avenue, above Gonzalez Deli, before he was found dead a few doors down on Feb. 5.
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New York Street Project

By Olivia Scheck

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — A 28-year-old man was shot dead Saturday night outside an Inwood deli just steps  from his apartment, police said.

Jose Uraga was unconscious with a gunshot wound to the chest when police arrived at the scene, in front of 3859 Tenth Avenue, near West 205th Street, shortly after 8 p.m., the NYPD said.

He was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to the department.

Uraga lived above Gonzalez Deli at 3852 Tenth Avenue, just a few doors away from where he was found, police said.

There had been no arrests in the case as of Sunday afternoon, according to the NYPD.

Jose Uraga, 28, was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest on an Inwood sidewalk shortly after 8 p.m., Feb. 5, police said.
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