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Police are looking for the gunman who opened fire on two men as they walked along East Gun Hill Road in Norwood, in the 52nd precinct.
According to one official at One Police Plaza, the shooting took place at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 23, on the sidewalk outside 275 East Gun Hill Road, a six-story, occupied apartment building between Putnam Place and Perry Avenue.
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Later that same morning the police source told the Norwood News, “You have a 21-year-old male and a 19-year-old male – they’re walking when a black sedan approaches. Multiple rounds are discharged, and the vehicle takes off.”
According to the source, the 21-year-old was shot in the torso and right ear, and the 19-year-old was hit in the back and right arm. Both men were transported to Jacobi Hospital in “stable” condition.
The police source added, “It’s unclear exactly the circumstances why they were shot, or if they were actually the intended targets or not, but it’s under investigation.”
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For several hours, police had the north sidewalk of East Gun Hill Road closed off to pedestrian traffic with crime scene tape that stretched from Putnam Place beyond Perry Avenue towards Hull Avenue.
The unusually large crime scene was not expected to impact any of the businesses inside the parameters of the crime scene, including the One Legend Deli, Hall of Fame Barber Shop, T.J. Nails, Norwest Realty, E & N Pet Paradise and Pizza & Burgers. All were likely closed at the time or were expected to open later on Sunday.
The crime scene extended onto the next block and past the Dental Specialties of New York, located at 301 East Gun Hill Road.
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One detective was observed looking at several of at least six shell-casings recovered at the scene.
Citizen’s App user, “Johnfrom” posted that he heard ten shots, but this could not immediately be verified by police.
Police continue to search for the black sedan and the gunman.
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It was just over 11 months ago that on June 14, 2020, a still-unidentified, 24-year-old man was repeatedly stabbed by a group of men in what police described as an “unprovoked attack” outside 291 East Gun Hill Road in Norwood.
During that incident, the man suffered serious injuries. It is not yet known if the suspect in that attack has been apprehended.
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The Norwood News will continue to follow this developing story.
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