Crime & Safety

Gun Discharged In Flatbush, Police Search For Suspects: NYPD

No one was harmed when the gun discharged, but property was damaged, according to police.

Police are on the lookout for two suspects, pictured above, wanted in connection with a reckless endangerment situation, according to the NYPD.
Police are on the lookout for two suspects, pictured above, wanted in connection with a reckless endangerment situation, according to the NYPD. (NYPD)

FLATBUSH, NY — Two men are wanted in connection with a reckless endangerment case outside a multifamily home near a B8 bus stop from last month, according to the NYPD.

On July 19, the two suspects were approaching the property at 3501 Avenue D, and one of the individuals started to display a firearm, which discharged multiple times and could have injured the public, police said.

After causing property damage to the property, the individuals fled to a nearby train station. The incident was called in before 6 p.m. and no people were harmed, the NYPD reported.

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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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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