NEW LOTS – POLICE ARE SEEKING two suspects who shot a man in the leg on Friday in New Lots.
At around 8 p.m. on Friday, May 1, at Riverdale Avenue and Hinsdale Street, a 41-year-old man was approached on the street by two other men, who fired several shots towards the victim, striking him in the left leg, then fled on Hinsdale. The victim was brought to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.
The suspects in a New Lots shooting on Friday. Photo: NYPD.
The first suspect was wearing a black sweatshirt, black pants, a black facemask and multi-colored sneakers. The second was wearing a light blue sweatshirt, light blue sweatpants and black sneakers.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website atcrimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X @NYPDTips.
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