Hit and run driver kills elderly pedestrian in Harlem

  Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK (WABC) -- Police are looking for the driver who hit and killed an elderly man in Harlem.

It happened late Friday night at the intersection of Broadway and 114th Street.

Police say the 75-year old pedestrian was crossing 114th Street when he was struck by a black Honda Civic traveling north on Broadway.

The suspect fled the scene before police arrived.

The victim was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

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Police shoot knife-wielding man in Harlem

Web produced by Bill King, Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK (WABC) -- Authorities are investigating a police-involved shooting in Harlem that left an emotionally-disturbed man dead.

Officers reportedly shot the knife-wielding 28-year-old after several attempts to subdue him failed and he apparently slashed them with the weapon.

The incident began when the man's mother called 911 because he had grabbed the knife and locked himself in the apartment. She had been visiting him from Guinea to celebrate his birthday, which was just days away.

When police arrived at the apartment on Morningside Avenue near West 124th Street around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, they say Mohamed Bahh was still locked inside. They put a camera underneath the door to get a view of the inside of the apartment, but they say Bahh grabbed the camera, then came out waving the 12-inch kitchen knife.

When he would not drop the weapon, authorities say officers used a taser on him. When that had no effect, they reportedly shot him with a rubber bullet and tased him again. Still, they say he was able to charge at officers and slash two of them in their bullet-resistant vests.

The officers were unhurt, but fearing that Bahh may strike again, they shot him. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police remain at the scene investigating the incident.

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3 firefighters hurt in East Harlem fire

  Eyewitness NewsEAST HARLEM (WABC) -- Several people, including three firefighters were hurt on Sunday night when fire broke out in an East Harlem apartment building.

One of the firefighters who was hurt has serious injuries, but is expected to survive.

Three people who live in the building were also injured, and one of those person's injuries is described as life-threatening.

The FDNY says the fire started on the third floor of a building on East 118th Street, and then spread to the fourth floor.

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Dog severely beaten in East Harlem building

  Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK -- New York City police have released a surveillance video showing a dog being severely beaten in a Harlem building elevator.

The beating occurred at the Wagner Houses on East 120th Street in Harlem on Aug. 26.

The video (beating edited out above) shows a man kicking and striking the medium-sized dog multiple times.

Police ask anyone with information about the incident to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

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Family of Harlem boy blames bullies for suicide

  Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK (WABC) -- The family of a 12-year-old East Harlem boy who committed suicide blames neighborhood bullies for his death.

A candlelight memorial for Joel Morales has been set up outside the Jefferson Houses, where Morales lived and died.

His mother says he hanged himself on a shower rod Tuesday.

The family had gone as far as transferring schools to get away from kids who taunted him about being short and brainy.

But his mother says the bullying continued in his own neighborhood.

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Man exposes himself to girl near Harlem school

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Police are looking for a man who exposed himself to an 11-year-old girl in Harlem.

Authorities are hoping to catch the sexual predator before he can perform more lewd acts.

The incident happened at 7:30 a.m. on December 20, right across the street from an elementary school.

Surveillance video shows the suspect, who is bald, 5-foot-9 and weighs approximately 190 pounds. He was wearing a black trench coat when he approached the girl on West 120th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, across from PS 76.

Police say he walked up to the girl and exposed himself, but did not make any physical contact.

He is wanted for public lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.

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