Man Shot to Death On W. 104th St., Near Frederick Douglass Houses
Police say that 33-year-old Rashaun Hopkins was shot multiple times in the chest on Thursday, April 9, and was pronounced dead at Mt. Sinai Hospital. No arrests have been made, and an investigation is ongoing.
| 13 Apr 2026 | 04:57
A 33-year-old man, Rashaun Hopkins (above), was shot to death near the Frederick Douglass Houses on April 9. A suspect remains at large. (
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A 33-year-old man was shot to death near a NYCHA housing complex on the Upper West Side on Thursday, April 9, police confirmed to The Spirit. No arrests have been made, and an investigation is ongoing.
First responders discovered Rashaun Hopkins in front of a residential building on W. 104th Street just before 5 p.m., near Manhattan Avenue, cops said. He was across the street from the Frederick Douglass Houses, where he reportedly lived, although in a building a few blocks away.
Hopkins was rushed to Mt. Sinai Morningside, where he was pronounced dead. He had suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.
A possible suspect was seen fleeing west down W. 104th St. on a moped, reportedly wearing all black, although no name has been released by the NYPD.
People have since mourned Hopkins on the Frederick Douglass Houses Facebook page.
Under a post that reads “Rashaun love Hopkins rest in peace,” which was accompanied by photos of Hopkins, the user Alexis Stewart wrote: “Handsome young man. This is tragic. Much love to his family. Put the guns down.” She attached a prayer hands emoji.
A user named “Sk Buss” implied that he was close with Hopkins, writing “this was my bro FrFr.”
The death marks the first homicide in the 24th Precinct, which encompasses part of Riverside Park and the Manhattan Valley neighborhood, this year. There were zero murders in the precinct by this time last year.
There have been zero murders in the 20th Precinct, which covers much of the rest of the Upper West Side, this year. The same trend held last year by this time as well, police statistics reveal.