Crime & Safety
Cops Search For Gunmen Who Shot Into Bed-Stuy Crowd, Hurting 8
Police released photos Tuesday morning of the two gunmen and the getaway car used in a shooting at the Eleanor Roosevelt Houses on Monday.

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Police have released photos of two gunmen who they say fired into a crowd outside the Eleanor Roosevelt Houses and hurt eight people in a midnight shooting on Monday.
The photos, released late Monday evening, show two hooded men who police say got out of a four-door sedan just after midnight and opened fire into a crowd that was gathered listening to music outside a building on Dekalb Avenue at the complex, according to police.
The shooters fired multiple rounds into the crowd before getting back into the sedan and fleeing the scene, police said.
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A total of eight people were hurt in the shooting: a 22-year-old woman with a graze wound to the nose, a 23-year-old man shot in the shoulder, a 27-year-old man shot in the chest, an 18-year-old woman shot in the right shoulder, an 18-year-old woman shot in the torso and a 21-year-old woman, 19-year-old woman and 18-year-old man all shot in the leg, police said.
All of the victims were taken to nearby hospitals in stable condition.
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The release of the photos comes after police, who held a press conference early Monday morning, reviewed surveillance video surrounding the housing complex.
They urged anyone who witnessed the shooting to call the department with information. About 100 to 150 people were gathered outside the complex at the time of the incident, according to Deputy Chief John Chell.
"We’re asking for any help we can get," he said Monday. "There were 100 to 150 people out here — people saw what happened."
Here are the photos of the suspect and the car:


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 at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
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