3 people injured in Downtown Brooklyn shooting; man wanted: NYPD
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, Brooklyn (PIX11) – Police are searching for a man accused of injuring three people in a Downtown Brooklyn shooting on Monday, according to the NYPD.
The man allegedly fired shots in front of 1 Flatbush Ave. around midnight, per police. A bullet grazed a 41-year-old woman's neck and back, a 44-year-old man was shot in the right hand and a 33-year-old man was shot in the right thigh, according to authorities.
The men were taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital for their injuries. The woman refused medical attention at the scene, per police.
The suspect fled on foot going southbound on Flatbush Avenue. He was last seen wearing a gray and black shirt, gray pants and a green bookbag.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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