Crime & Safety
Brownsville Gunman's Ambush Caught On Video, Cops Say
Police are looking for the shooter who ran up behind another man and shot him in the back in Brownsville Tuesday.
BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for the gunman caught on video blasting bullets into his victim.
The suspect whipped out his gun during a fight with a 35-year-old man inside an apartment complex on Kings Highway and East 98th Street at about 11:20 p.m. on July 3, police said.
Video shows the gunman running down a corridor, leveling his weapon and shooting the 35-year-old in the back and shoulder, said police.
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The shooter — clad in a blue du-rag, white t-shirt and blue sweatpants — fled the apartment building, police said.
Emergency responders rushed the 35-year-old to a nearby hospital in critical but stable condition, according to police.
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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.
Photo and video courtesy of the NYPD
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