Norwood: One Sought following Non-Fatal Shooting on Hull Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYPD OFFICIALS ARE asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this video who they say is sought in connection with a non-fatal shooting in front of 3339 Hull Avenue in Norwood on Saturday, April 8, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD

NYPD officials are asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photos who they say is sought in connection with a non-fatal shooting that occurred in Norwood in April.

Police said that on Saturday, April 8, at around 6.11 p.m., a male individual was located in front of 3339 Hull Avenue where he fired multiple rounds, striking a 25-year-old male victim once in the right leg. They said the gunman then fled on foot towards 3405 Putnam Place to parts unknown. “The victim was removed to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacob in stable condition,” police said.

NYPD OFFICIALS ARE asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this photo who they say is sought in connection with a non-fatal shooting in front of 3339 Hull Avenue in Norwood on Saturday, April 8, 2023.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

Police said the gunman is described as a man with facial hair who is around 25 years old, is around 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighs around 180 pounds, and was last seen wearing a black, hooded sweater, light-colored, ripped blue jeans, and white and blue sneakers.

Anyone with information 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.

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