Crime & Safety
Man Opens Fire On Washington Heights Street Corner, Police Say
Nobody was injured during the shooting, police said.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify a man wanted for firing a gun on a Washington Heights street corner, police said.
The unknown man opened fire on in front of 498 W.159th St., located near the corner of Amsterdam Avenue, around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, police said. Police do not know why the man fired the shots, but said that nobody was injured during the shooting.
The suspect is described as a man in his 20s, and police recently released a photo of the man (seen above) taken on a security camera. The man was last seen wearing a white tank top and dark pants, police said.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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