The NYPD says the suspect shot the victim, a 19-year-old man, in the leg inside of an apartment building in Far Rockaway.
Police are searching for a gunman who shot and wounded a 19-year-old inside a apartment building in Far Rockaway earlier this week.The NYPD is asking for the public's help finding a man who shot a teenager inside of an apartment building in Far Rockaway.
According to authorities, just after 9:40 p.m. on February 22, the victim, a 19-year-old man, was leaving his apartment near Seagirt Avenue and Beach 8th Street when a gunman approached him in the hallway and fired a gun, striking the victim once in the leg.The victim was taken to Jamaica Hospital in stable condition. No one else was reported injured.
The suspect is described as a man with a dark complexion, roughly in his mid-30s with black hair, and was last seen wearing a blue hooded jacket, brown pants, and brown boots. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA . The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.