The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who is sought regarding a non-fatal shooting involving two young men in their 20s in Wakefield.

A police spokesperson said that on Sunday, July 10, at around 00.59 a.m., at the northeast corner of White Plains Road and East 240th Street, a 26-year-old male victim (Victim 1) observed his male companion (Victim 2) getting involved in a physical confrontation with an unknown individual.

 

The NYPD official said Victim 1 tried to intervene at which point, the perpetrator brandished a firearm and shot him in the abdomen. Victim 2 ran away from scene as the perpetrator was firing multiple shots. He struck Victim 2, a 21-year-old man, in the buttocks. The perpetrator then fled the location to parts unknown.

 

Police said Victim 1 went to Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital, via private means, where he was treated and released. They said EMS responded to the location, and transported Victim 2 to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was also treated and released.

According to police, the shooter is described as male, has a medium build, a mustache and a goatee. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, a baseball cap, dark-colored pants, a sports jersey, and black and white sneakers.

Police added, “The individual was observed at the Last Stop Bar, located at 4609 White Plains Road, before the incident took place.” A surveillance video and photo of the suspect is attached.

Anyone with information in regarding 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.