Bedford Park: Gunman Sought Following Marion Ave Non-Fatal Shooting

By DAVID GREENE

AN NYPD POLICE officer watches over the crime scene after a 32-year-old man was shot in the hand outside of 2700 Marion Avenue in Bedford Park on Monday, January 15, 2024.
Photo by David Greene

NYPD detectives are looking for the gunman who shot a man in the hand on Marion Avenue in Bedford Park.

According to police officials, the gunfire erupted at 10:20 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, when officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to 2700 Marion Avenue, between East 195th Street and East 196th Street, for a report of a person shot.

A 32-year-old victim was listed in stable condition after being shot in the hand at Marion Avenue near East 196 Street on Monday, January 15, 2024.
Photo by David Greene

A police spokesperson told Norwood News, “Upon arrival of police to the location, a 32-year-old male reported that he was engaged in a dispute with an unknown male in front of the location.”

He added, “The unknown individual displayed a black firearm and shot him in the right hand.”

Several NYPD vehicles responded to Marion Avenue and East 196 Street after a man was shot in the hand on Monday, January 15, 2024.—Photo by David Greene
Photo by David Greene

Police said EMS transported the still-unidentified victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was reported to be in “stable” condition.

Police discovered a 32-year-old male victim shot in the hand outside of 2700 Marion Avenue on Monday, January 15, 2024.
Photo by David Greene

Police reported no arrests and although there is a camera in front of the building, they said no suspect description was available.

Norwood News reached out to the Dream Reality Corporation, believed to be the building’s property manager, for comment. We did not receive an immediate response.

POLICE OFFICERS FROM the 52nd Precinct exit 2705 Marion Avenue after conducting a search for the gunman who shot a 32-year-old male victim in the hand on Monday, January 15, 2024.
Photo by David Greene

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/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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