Crime & Safety
Bed-Stuy Teen Girl's Suspected Shooter Identified, Cops Say
Police suspect Ahziem Walter shot a 13-year-old girl near a Bed-Stuy playground last week.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — Police have identified the suspected gunman who shot a 13-year-old girl near a Bed-Stuy playground last week.
Ahziem Walter, 19, is wanted for shooting the girl as she sat on a park bench near St Andrew's Park on Kingston Avenue and Herkimer Street on July 24 about 7:50 p.m., said police.
The bullet caught the girl in the chest and seriously wounded her lung, ribs and shoulder, said police.
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The gunman ran away and the 13-year-old was rushed to Kings County Hospital, police said.
Police ask anyone with information about where to find Walter to contact the NYPD.
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Walter currently faces assault, harassment and menacing charges for punching a person in the back of the head on the corner of Bedford Avenue and Martense Street in Flatbush on June 23 about 12:15 p.m., according to a criminal complaint.
The Brooklyn teen was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court on June 30, and released without bail, court records show.
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