Another Shooting Rocks Crown Heights Wednesday

by CrownHeights.info

Another shooting shocked Crown Heights Wednesday evening, just a day after a teenager was shot and killed on a street just a few blocks away.

A man described as skinny and wearing a black mask reportedly shot and injured a man by a deli on the corner of Union Street and Utica Ave around 6:00pm Wednesday evening.

Police rushed to the scene and began searching for the suspect who reportedly fled on foot on Union Street toward Rochester Avenue. An NYPD helicopter hovered over the area, joining a multitude of officers who searched unsuccessfully for the suspect.

The victim was rushed to the hospital by EMS where he is in stable condition, according to a police source.

Utica Ave was closed briefly at Carroll Street as the police began their investigation, and was opened to traffic a short time later.

The cause of the shooting is still unclear, and the investigation is ongoing.

This shooting comes just one day after Tyquan Howard, aged 16, was shot and killed about 1:00pm just a few blocks away from Wednesdays shooting, in front of a building on St. Johns Place near Rochester Avenue.