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Man Shoots Victim in Leg With Shotgun in Central Harlem, Police Say

June 21, 2017 4:05pm | Updated June 21, 2017 4:05pm
 Police said Simon Mendez shot another man in Central Harlem on June 19, 2017.
Police said Simon Mendez shot another man in Central Harlem on June 19, 2017.
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MANHATTAN — A man shot another man with a shotgun after the two got into a dispute in Mount Morris Park early Monday morning, police said.

Simon Mendez, 34, was arguing with another man at 122nd Street and Mount Morris Park West at about 12:55 a.m. on June 19 when he told the man he’d “be right back” and then returned with the weapon and started shooting, hitting the 25-year-old victim in the leg, an NYPD spokesman said.

Mendez, who has nine prior arrests, is 5-foot-6 and 150 pounds, police said.

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). You also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.

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