Crime & Safety

Citi Bike Cyclists Shot Down By Biking Gunman In Bed-Stuy: Cops

Police are looking for the gunman who shot a man and a woman riding Citi Bikes through Bed-Stuy on Friday.

Cops are looking for the biking gunman who shot a man and woman riding Citi Bikes through Bed-Stuy.
Cops are looking for the biking gunman who shot a man and woman riding Citi Bikes through Bed-Stuy. (NYPD)

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — The biking gunman who shot down two Citi Bike cyclists in Bed-Stuy was captured in video released by police Sunday.

The cyclist is suspected of shooting a 23-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man who were riding near Lexington and Tompkins avenues Friday at about 10:25 p.m., police said.

The gunman shot at the cycling pair six times, hitting the woman in her right leg and the man in his right foot, according to police.

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Emergency responders rushed the pair to an area hospital where they are reported to be in stable condition, police said.

Police are now looking for a man wearing a baseball cap, white t-shirt, white sneakers and jeans.

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