Police Release Video Of Suspect In Slaying Near Barclays Center

BROOKLYN, NY — Authorities have released a surveillance video showing the man who they say was responsible for fatally stabbing and shooting a man near Barclays Center on Wednesday night.

The short, grainy footage shows a white male in his 40s or 50s wearing a dark jacket, dark jeans, dark shoes and a white shirt.

The victim was also identified as 47-year-old Steven Vargas, who lived on Staten Island.

Vargas was found dead by authorities on Fourth Avenue near Atlantic Avenue on Wednesday night around 8:20 p.m. He had a stab wound in his chest and had been shot multiple times in his upper body.

You can view the surveillance footage below:

Here's how anyone with information can report it to police:

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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