Shooter Fires Gun Outside Gowanus Hotel Near Fourth Avenue: Police

GOWANUS, BROOKLYN — Gunfire rang out early Saturday outside a Gowanus hotel near a stretch of Fourth Avenue where past shootings have shocked neighbors, police said.

An as-yet-unidentified shooter about 6 a.m. that morning flashed a gun outside the Union Hotel on DeGraw Street and shot it, authorities said.

The shooter, who was inside a gray minivan with green lights, fled after firing the gun, police said.

Stills from video taken inside a building about one hour before the shooting shows a man who police want to question.

People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.