Crime & Safety
East Flatbush Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured; Suspect At Large
See surveillance footage of the suspect fleeing from the scene.
EAST FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — The NYPD is searching for the suspect in an East Flatbush shooting that left a teenager dead and another wounded.
Police on Friday afternoon released surveillance footage showing the suspect jump into a tan 4-door sedan and speed away from the scene of the crime.
You can watch the video at the bottom of this article. (For updates on this shooting and other Flatbush news, click here to subscribe to Patch's daily newsletter and free, real-time news alerts.)
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Police rushed to 92 East 55th St. at 2:35 p.m. on Monday for a 9-1-1 call of two males shot, police said.
They found a 15-year-old male who had been shot in the back of the head and an 18-year-old male who had been shot in the left leg, police said.
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EMS took the 15-year-old to Kings County Hospital, where he died Thursday, according to police. The 18-year-old went to Brookdale Hospital and has since been released, police said.
No suspects have been arrested in the shooting. Police are asking for any information relating to "the whereabouts of the unidentified male, the vehicle and/or its driver":
Anyone with information in regards 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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
Here is video police released of the suspect fleeing the scene:
Image via NYPD
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