Crime & Safety
Arrest Made In Summer PLG Shooting: Police
A 21-year-old was charged with attempted murder for a Nostrand Avenue shooting last July, officials said Thursday.
PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS — A man was charged Thursday morning for a shooting on Nostrand Avenue last July in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, police said.
Von Vincent, 21, was charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon in connection to last summer's shooting, according to officials.
On July 26, a man approached a 24-year-old man on Nostrand Avenue near Feinmore Street at around 3:45 p.m, police said.
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The man pulled out a gun and shot the victim several times, with bullets hitting him in his shoulder and the back of his head, according to police.
The shooter fled on foot while the victim was brought to King's County Hospital in stable condition, police said.
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