Two men shot near memorial of slain 16-year-old Clarence Jones

Two men were changeable and wounded Wednesday down a Harlem gathering adjacent the memorial for a teen gunned down conscionable days earlier, constabulary said.

Police responded to a shooting astir 7:39 p.m. connected E. 115th St. and Third Ave. aft a gunman went done an exit gross into the backyard of a gathering and opened fire, striking a 27-year-old antheral doubly successful the torso, and hitting a 24-year-old antheral successful the arm, sources told the Daily News.

“It started successful the backmost and past determination were shots,” 1 witness, who did not privation to beryllium named, told The News. “I came down and [one of the victims] was successful the lobby. His humor was everywhere. I’m traumatized.”

The 2 victims were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital successful unchangeable condition, constabulary said. It was unclear what sparked the violence, and determination were nary contiguous arrests, constabulary said.

Witnesses astatine the country of 16-year-old Clarence Jones‘ adjacent memorial were uncooperative, sources told The News.

Jones was gunned down Oct. 24 adjacent W. 124th St. and Lenox Ave., 9 blocks from his home. A motive for his slaying is inactive unknown. The teen was connected probation for a lawsuit involving astatine slightest 1 robbery, and was a fishy successful different equipped robbery successful 2023 conscionable 2 blocks from his home, sources told The News.

“We don’t cognize what happened. We don’t cognize astir target. We cognize idiosyncratic killed our nephew. They conscionable took his beingness senselessly. He was lone 16,”  Jones’ aunt, Desiree Murray, 59, said astatine the time.

Police are asking anyone with accusation to interaction Crime Stoppers astatine (800) 577-TIPS. All tips are confidential.

Originally Published: October 30, 2024 astatine 10:57 PM EDT