Crime & Safety

Gunman Shoots Victim 3 Times In Bed-Stuy, Police Say

The suspect was captured on surveillance footage, which police released Monday evening.

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for the man who shot another man three times in Brooklyn on Friday.

The 32-year-old victim was attacked inside a residential building on Marcus Garvey Boulevard between Putnam and Jefferson avenues around 5:25 a.m. on Aug. 4, police said.

The gunman shot his victim three times in the legs before running away down Marcus Garvey Boulevard, said police.

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The victim was rushed to Kings County Hospital in stable condition, said police.

Police are still looking for the suspect, whom they describe as a man in his thirties, and anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the NYPD.

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