Williamsbridge: NYPD Release Video of Group Sought in White Plains Road Shooting of Two

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the people seen in the attached video who department officials say are sought in connection with an assault that occurred at 3762 White Plains Road in Williamsbridge on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD has released photos and video of a group of people who department officials say are sought in connection with a shooting that occurred in Williamsbridge on Thursday afternoon, as previously reported, and is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating them.

Police said that on Thursday, May 11, at around 1.30 p.m., in front of 3762 White Plains Road, four unidentified people, acting in concert, fired multiple shots, striking a 21-year-old man in the thigh, as well as an unidentified second victim, whose description was not provided. “The first victim was transported by private means to Montefiore Medical Center in stable condition,” a police spokesperson said. “The four individuals fled the location on foot running westbound on East 219 Street.”

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the people seen in the attached photos who department officials say are sought in connection with an assault that occurred at 3762 White Plains Road in Williamsbridge on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
Photos courtesy of the NYPD

Police said all four individuals are described as male, and are estimated to be in their late teens to early 20s. They added that the attached video and photos were obtained from the vicinity of the incident location.

As reported, Norwood News spoke to some residents and workers in the area after the shooting occurred.

POLICE INVESTIGATE A shooting on White Plains Road at East 219th Street in Williamsbridge on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
Photo by Síle Moloney

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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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