Police Search For Man Who Fired Gun In Kew Gardens: NYPD

QUEENS – A man fired a gun toward the ground near a subway station in Jamaica on Tuesday, police said.

The man was fighting with a 22-year-old man on 132-77 Metropolitan Avenue about 7 p.m. Tuesday before he removed his firearm and show a round towards the ground, the NYPD said.

There were no injuries, authorities said.

Police released images of the alleged shooter, described as a man with a goatee, a mustache, short black hair, a light complexion, and in his 30s. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 250 pounds, police said.

He was last seen wearing a dark blue 'NY Yankees' baseball cap, a dark-colored hooded jacket, a white t-shirt, dark sweatpants, and white sneakers, the NYPD said.

Anyone with information in regard to this 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 their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.