Suspect Sought For Fatal Shooting Of Van Driver In Brooklyn

BROOKLYN, NY — Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man last month in Brooklyn.

The NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect on Wednesday.

On Jan. 12, officers found Johanci Chapman with a gunshot wound to the arm in front of 837 Utica Avenue in East Flatbush.

Chapman was apparently working as a van driver and was shot as someone fired a gun from another van who drove by, police said.

The victim was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Kings County, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The suspect was last seen with a black beanie, black sweater, blue sweatpants and black boots, police said.

No arrests have been made, an investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding 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 X @NYPDTips.