The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the individuals seen in the attached video and photo who are sought for questioning in connection to an assault that occurred in the 47th precinct.
It was reported to police that on Wednesday Nov. 10, at approximately 11.30 p.m., in front of 4600 White Plains Road, two individuals approached a 31-year-old male victim and one of them produced a firearm and shot him once in the buttocks and twice in his left leg.
The assailants fled the scene on foot eastbound on East 240th Street. The victim suffered a fractured left tibia and EMS transported him to an area hospital in serious but stable condition.
The individuals are described as male who wore dark-colored clothing.
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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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