Crime & Safety

Video: NYPD Seeks Crown Heights Shooting Suspect

A man seen in police-released video is suspected of shooting and injuring another man inside a Crown Heights home on Saturday, police say.

A man seen in police-released video is suspected of shooting and injuring another man inside a Crown Heights home on Saturday, police say.
A man seen in police-released video is suspected of shooting and injuring another man inside a Crown Heights home on Saturday, police say. (Courtesy of New York Police Department)

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A 28-year-old man luckily walked away from a hospital after being shot in the chest in Crown Heights, police said.

NYPD officers seek help finding another man they believe pulled the trigger in the Saturday shooting inside a home at Pacific Street and Albany Avenue, authorities said.

It's there that the suspected shooter and victim got into a dispute that ended with gunfire, police said. The suspect shot the other man in the torso before running east down Pacific Street, NYPD said.

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The suspect is described as a man in his 20s, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a medium build and a beard. He was last seen on surveillance video wearing a white shirt, black pants and dark sneakers.

The victim was treated and released from Interfaith Hospital, police said.

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