Crime & Safety

Corona Man Wanted For Queens Pharmacy Shooting, Police Say

The man shot someone outside a Corona pharmacy in November, according to the NYPD.

The NYPD is searching for a 23-year-old man who shot someone outside a Corona pharmacy.
The NYPD is searching for a 23-year-old man who shot someone outside a Corona pharmacy. (NYPD)

CORONA, QUEENS — Police are looking for a 23-year-old Queens man who shot someone outside a Corona pharmacy.

On Nov. 28, 2018 at 6 p.m., Corona resident Tyrell Grant pulled out a .38 caliber gun and shot a man multiple times in front of Sherwood Pharmacy at 97-21 57th Ave., according to police.

Emergency responders rushed the 35-year-old victim to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was treated for a serious injury and then released, police said.

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Police described Grant as black with a medium build, brown eyes, short curly black hair, 6'0" tall and about 180 pounds.

Anyone with information about 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 on the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.

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