Police released surveillance video Thursday that shows two gun-wielding suspects who are wanted in connection with a deadly Harlem shooting.
According to investigators, the two unidentified men in the video got into an argument with Jose Morales, 39, shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of West 140th Street and Broadway.
As the confrontation escalated, one of the two men shot Morales in the chest, while the other displayed a black gun, cops said.
One of two suspects in the killing of 39-year-old Jose Morales is seen holding a gun in his left hand at the scene of the crime in Harlem on Nov. 27. NYPDBoth suspects then took off on foot. The video shows the duo walking away with handguns in their hands.
Morales was taken to NYC Health + Hospital/Harlem, where he was pronounced dead.
The suspects are described as two men with medium complexion and approximately 35 to 40 years of age.
A second suspect is seen in a surveillance video carrying a firearm after the deadly shooting near the intersection of West 140th Street and Broadway. NYPDOne of them was last seen wearing a black jacket, black-and-white sweatpants, black sneakers and was seen holding a black firearm.
His companion was seen dressed in a black hooded jacket, black pants, and black boots, and was caught on camera taking out a firearm from his right pocket.
Morales was fatally shot in the chest after getting into an argument with the two gunmen. NYPDAs of Thursday afternoon, no arrests have been made. Police are now asking for the public’s help with identifying the suspects in the video.
Police are asking anyone with information to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
