Crime & Safety
Crown Heights Shooting Suspects Flee, Almost Leave Friend Behind
A man struggles to catch up with a getaway SUV in a video NYPD released of two groups of men who they believe exchanged gunfire on April 1.
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A SUV sped off from a shooting in Crown Heights and almost left one suspect in its dust, video shows.
Two groups of men exchanged gunfire April 1 at the corner of New York Avenue and Saint Marks Avenue, NYPD said. Thankfully, their bullets missed each other and only damaged a nearby car, authorities said.
The men scattered after the 8:45 p.m. shooting — one headed east down Saint Marks Avenue and the other north on New York Avenue, authorities said.
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Surveillance video shows one group inside the lobby of 789 St. Marks Ave. Another camera captured the other group speeding off in a SUV.
A man in a red shirt struggled to catch up with the SUV as it sped away from the shooting, the video shows. It eventually stopped and he hopped inside.
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Police ask anyone with information to make an anonymous tip at NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or online.
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