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2 Men Wanted for Questioning in Fatal Washington Hts. Shooting, NYPD Says

By Carolina Pichardo | April 22, 2016 1:07pm | Updated on April 25, 2016 8:53am
 The men are wanted for questioning in the death of Dejon McInnis, 41, police said.
The men are wanted for questioning in the death of Dejon McInnis, 41, police said.
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WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Two men are wanted for questioning in connection to a shooting death of a man carrying several vials of crack, police and sources said.

Dejon McInnis, 41, was shot in the leg outside 500 W. 157th St. a little after midnight on April 15, the NYPD said.

He was taken to Harlem Hospital and pronounced dead. Police said a single bullet struck an artery in his leg.

Police initially said they were investigating the shooting as a possible dispute over turf. McInnis had several vials of crack on him, sources said.

One of the suspects was last seen wearing a light gray hoodie with dark gray sleeves and dark jeans, police said. The other was wearing a gray hoodie with ripped blue jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).  The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.