Crime & Safety

See It: Afternoon Gun Fight Explodes In Washington Heights

Police released photos and video Thursday of two men they say shot at each other multiple times near 190th Street.

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An image of a man preparing to shoot a gun in Washington Heights.
An image of a man preparing to shoot a gun in Washington Heights. (Photo courtesy of the New York Police Department. )

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — Police are seeking the public's help to find two men who shot at each other on a street in Washington Heights.

The gunfight took place Wednesday around 4 p.m. near Audubon Avenue and West 190th Street, according to police.

The two men fired multiple shots at each other, despite pedestrians scampering away trying to escape the bullets and cars driving directly by the gunmen.

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There were no injuries, according to police.

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Police released photos Thursday afternoon of the two men wanted in connection to the incident.

An image of one of the men wanted in connection to the shooting. Photo courtesy of the NYPD.
An image of the second man wanted in connection to the shooting. Photo courtesy of the NYPD.

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).

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