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NYPD: Justin Soriano Wanted For Questioning In Deadly Shooting Of Pregnant Harlem Woman Shanice Young

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police have released a photo of man they're searching for in the deadly shooting of a pregnant woman in Harlem.

Shanice Young, 31, was gunned down early Sunday morning outside her building on West 128th Street at Frederick Douglass Boulevard.

Neighbors told CBS2 she had just returned from her baby shower and was bringing her gifts inside with her boyfriend and family when a gunman shot her in the head.

Police sources said Young was trying to break up a fight before the shots were fired.

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Police released a photo of man they're searching for in the deadly shooting of a pregnant woman in Harlem. (Credit: NYPD)

Her sister said she left behind two daughters and was nine months pregnant.

Late Sunday night, police told CBS2 they were searching for Young's ex-boyfriend in the investigation.

They're now asking for the public's help locating 40-year-old Justin Soriano.

Anyone with information about the shooting or Soriano's whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.

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