Gun Recovered After NYPD Foot Pursuit in Crown Heights

by CrownHeights.info

A gun was recovered Sunday morning after police got into a foot pursuit with an armed man in Crown Heights.

The incident was first reported around 4:40am Sunday morning when officers began chasing an armed man on foot around the area of Rochester Ave and Crown Street near Rochester Park.

The man dumped the gun as the officers chased him towards Utica Ave, eventually taking and apprehending the man.

The perp was arrested and transported by ambulance to a local hospital.

It remains unknown for now the reason that the officers were chasing the man initially.