Man Gets Shot Walking His Dogs In Fort Greene, Police Say

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — Police are asking the public's help to find a man who they say shot someone in the leg on the street near Commodore Barry Park earlier this month.

Nelson Blake, 40, came up to a 48-year-old man who was walking his dogs in front of 24 Monument Walk around 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, police said. Blake took out a handgun and shot toward the man twice, hitting him once in his left leg, police said.

The victim was taken to Methodist Hospital and is in stable condition. Blake was caught running away on two surveillance cameras, police said.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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 by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.