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On August 22 at around 5:51 p.m., officers from the 42nd Precinct responded to a report of a shooting at the corner of East 164th Street and Washington Avenue. When they arrived, they found 46-year-old James Gaines with a gunshot wound to the neck.

Emergency medical services arrived quickly and transported Gaines, who was in critical condition, to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln. Despite efforts to save him, he was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.