Man Shot on Perry Avenue in Norwood

By DAVID GREENE

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Photo by Max Kleinen on Unsplash

Police are looking for an individual responsible for shooting a man in the leg in an area behind St. Brendan’s Church in Norwood in the 52nd precinct. Police were called to the corner of Perry Avenue and East 206th Street at 3:09 p.m. on Saturday, March 11 following receipt of an alert.

They said a 21-year-old man was shot in the knee, and had run to a nearby building to call for help. The victim told police while walking home, he heard gun shots and was struck in the knee.

EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital in a stable condition.

No description of the shooter was available, and police continue to investigate.

Anyone with information with 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @ NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.

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