Crime & Safety

Video: Man Opens Fire Onto Crown Heights Street In Broad Daylight

Nobody was hit in the Prospect Place shooting, according to police.

A man opened fire on a Crown Heights street in broad daylight this week, police said.
A man opened fire on a Crown Heights street in broad daylight this week, police said. (NYPD.)

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Disturbing video shows the moment a man opened fire on a Crown Heights street in broad daylight earlier this week, according to police.

The man walked out of a home on Prospect Place near Ralph Avenue just after 7 p.m. Thursday and began shooting into the street, according to police and video.

He turns and fires several shots off each side of his stoop before running away, video shows.

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Police said nobody was hit by the bullets, and they found no property damage. They are searching for the man on reckless endangerment charges.


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Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips online. All calls are strictly confidential.

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