HOMECREST — POLICE HAVE RELEASED A PHOTO of a man wanted in connection with a shooting in Homecrest which took place on Monday, June 1.
According to authorities, a 19-year-old man was standing in front of the Chamber 13 clothing store at 1213 Avenue U around 2:30 p.m. when he was approached by an unidentified man who engaged him in an argument. While they were arguing, the unidentified man displayed a firearm and shot the victim in the back.
Police said the shooter fled on foot, traveling westbound on Avenue U and then northbound on East 12 Street. Emergency Medical Service transported the victim to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), on X @NYPDTips, or by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org.
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