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Police Seek Suspect In Crown Heights Shooting: NYPD

A man was randomly shot in the left leg and had to be sent to Brookdale Hospital, according to police.

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A man was shot in the left leg after an unprovoked altercation with a male suspect, pictured above, according to the authorities.
A man was shot in the left leg after an unprovoked altercation with a male suspect, pictured above, according to the authorities. (NYPD)

CROWN HEIGHTS, NY — A 37-year-old man was sent to Brookdale Hospital on Friday morning after being shot in the left leg, according to police.

Police say the victim was at the intersection of Ralph Avenue and Saint Johns Place when an unidentified man approached the victim and, without provocation, displayed and fired a gun at him multiple times.

Police said the shooting happened around midnight.

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Police are on the lookout for the suspect depicted in the attached photo and surveillance video.


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Anyone with information about the assault is asked to call the police or reach out to the 77th Precinct.

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