By Associated Press - Saturday, May 18, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) - Police say a teenage boy was fatally shot in the head in a Harlem courtyard.

Jeremiah Draper was found dead Friday evening at the St. Nicholas Houses, where the 15-year-old lived.

According to police, the youth took at least one bullet to the head when someone shot into a group of people.



Authorities have made no arrests and are scanning surveillance video in the area for a possible suspect.

Police are also looking for a motive in the shooting.

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