Crime & Safety
BB Gun Shooting Brings Top NYPD Officer To Crown Heights: Report
NYPD's chief of department is assuring residents that the shooting of a man wearing traditional Jewish clothing will be taken seriously.
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A BB gun shooting in Crown Heights has drawn the attention of top NYPD officials after community members expressed their fear, Spectrum News 1 reported.
On Monday night, a 23-year-old man wearing traditional Jewish clothing was shot with a BB gun by a suspect in a moving car, according to Spectrum News 1.
The incident has frightened many residents, advocate Devorah Halberstam told the news station.
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Rodney Harrison, the NYPD's chief of department, told Crown Heights community leaders that an investigation into the incident is still in its preliminary stage, Spectrum News 1 reported.
"We have a great team in place," Harrison said. "Mike Kemper, who's the borough commander here, he's put a task force of investigators in place to help investigate the incident."
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