By Gus Saltonstall
A man was shot and killed Thursday evening on the Upper West Side, a police spokesperson confirmed to West Side Rag.
Rashaun Hopkins, 33, was shot multiple times in the chest around 5 p.m. in front of 53 West 104th Street, between Columbus and Manhattan avenues, police said. He was rushed to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, NYPD added.
Hopkins was a resident of a building within the NYCHA Frederick Douglass Houses, according to police.
There have been no arrests as of 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, and the investigation remains ongoing, police said. ABC7 reported that a suspect fled on a moped.
It is also unclear what led up to the shooting, NYPD added.
This is a developing story, please check back in for updates.
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