NYPD hunts person of interest in Harlem smoke shop gun murder
Police want to talk to a man seen near the scene of a Harlem smoke shop where the victim was fatally shot in the neck last week, cops said Saturday.
Surveillance images of a bearded man wanted for questioning for the shooting at Level Up Exotics, a smoke shop with a “Super Mario Bros.” themed awning on W. 125th St. near Fifth Ave., were circulated by police.
Alfred Johnson, 42, was shot in the neck and chest inside the store at about 10 p.m. on Feb. 11. He ran to a nearby Shake Shack restaurant across the street, where he collapsed.
EMS rushed Johnson to Harlem Hospital, but he couldn’t be saved.
Johnson lived in Washington Heights.
Police have made no arrests. A motive for the killing was not immediately disclosed.
The bloodshed came on the heels of a rash of shootings citywide during a frightening 15-hour span that saw 14 people wounded — three fatally. Five people were blasted in the Bronx, five in Brooklyn, and four in Queens in eight separate incidents between 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 and 5 a.m. on Feb. 11.
Anyone with information regarding the person of interest cops are looking for is asked to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
