Police ask for help identifying Brooklyn shooting/slashing suspect

October 2, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Police are searching for one of the suspects in the Cypress Hills shooting/slashing. Photo: NYPD

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CYPRESS HILLS — POLICE ARE ASKING the public to help identify one of two men who shot and slashed a 26-year-old man at Fulton and Elton streets in Cypress Hills on Sunday, Sept. 22, just after midnight. One suspect displayed a firearm and discharged multiple rounds, striking the victim in the left shoulder, and the second man slashed the victim in the face with a knife, police said.

EMS transported the victim to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in stable condition. Police have released a photo of one of the suspects, who is described as a male with black hair and a light complexion. He was last seen wearing a black and red shirt, dark colored jeans and black and red sneakers.

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). The public can also submit their tips at the Crime Stoppers website or on X @NYPDTips.

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