New York man shot to death in W. Baltimore

A young man shot fatally early yesterday on a grassy plot behind a home in the 800 block of W. Lexington St. was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., Baltimore homicide detectives said.

The victim was identified as Cecilio Hardamon, 23.

He was shot in the chest and both arms about 1:30 a.m., police said.

He was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he died about three hours later.

Police said they knew of no motive or suspects.

Mr. Hardamon family was expected to come to Baltimore from New York this week to claim the body after an autopsy by the state medical examiner, police said.