Crime & Safety

Man Shot Inside Crown Heights Apartment: NYPD

A man was in stable condition after being shot in a Brooklyn apartment building.

A man was shot in Crown Heights Tuesday.
A man was shot in Crown Heights Tuesday. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

CROWN HEIGHTS, NY — A man was shot inside an apartment building in Crown Heights Tuesday, police said.

The 36-year-old was approached inside an apartment building on Lincoln Place near Ralph Avenue about 1:10 a.m. and shot in the thigh, according to the NYPD.

The man was transported to an area hospital in stable condition as his shooter ran — and remained on the loose Thursday.

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The NYPD continued its search Wednesday for the man they described as 6 feet tall.

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