Police are investigating a shooting that left a construction worker injured in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities say that at 3:52 p.m. on Dec. 14, a 55-year-old man was driving his van northbound on Rochester Avenue, and as he crossed the intersection at Eastern Parkway, he reportedly heard a loud boom. The man saw that his window was shot out and that he sustained a gunshot wound to his chest, causing him to pull over.
Paramedics arrived on scene and rushed the victim to Brookdale University Hospital in stable condition.
A preliminary investigation found that an unknown man fired a gun at a group of men at the location, and a round went through the victim’s van window, hitting him as a result. The suspect then fled the scene on foot, heading into the Crown Heights–Utica Avenue station.
The NYPD released photos of the suspect taken from MTA surveillance footage. He is described as a man in his 20s with a thin build, large, black hair and a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and a black bubble jacket with the “The North Face” logo on the front left chest.
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 on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
