Two gunmen shoot 22-year-old man in the leg of a Queens basketball court in a “targeted” daylight attack in New York crime
- The NYPD has released a video of two gunmen injuring a 22-year-old man
- The man was shot while on a basketball court in Queens on Wednesday afternoon
- Police said the shooting took place about 4 pm behind an apartment building
- The footage shows the two perpetrators running to the basketball court, pointing their weapons at the victim and firing multiple shots.
- The motive for the shooting remains unknown at this time, although the victim appears to have been specifically targeted by armed men.
- The victim was hit in the leg and is currently recovering in hospital and is in stable condition
A New York man was shot dead by two gunmen at the foot of a basketball court in an apparent targeted attack as gun violence continued to grow in the criminal Big Apple.
The shocking footage, released Thursday, shows the two firing several pistol cartridges while in a fenced-in courthouse at a Queens apartment complex before fleeing.
The unidentified 22-year-old victim was taken to a hospital in Jamaica in stable condition after the shooting at Ocean Bay Houses in Edgemere at 4 p.m.
The motive for the shooting remains unknown, but law enforcement sources said the victim appeared to have been targeted by gunmen.
The NYPD has released a video of two gunmen injuring a 22-year-old man
The man was shot while on a basketball court in Queens on Wednesday afternoon by two gunmen
One of the suspects is described as 5 feet 6 and 140 pounds, who was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, red tracksuits with a white stripe, a black mask and red and white sneakers.
The second man has an equally weak physique. He was last seen wearing a black and white hooded sweatshirt, black striped tracksuits, a black mask and sneakers.
The brazen attack comes when crime rose 46.5 percent in February from the same time last year, according to the latest figures from the New York Police Department.
Crime increased by 18 percent and shooting by almost 37 percent.
Transit crime, including subway pushing, rose 60.8 percent from a year earlier.
The footage shows the two perpetrators running to the basketball court, pointing their weapons at the victim and firing several times before fleeing.
A clear video of the suspect has been recorded. Police say they do not know the motive
Crime in New York is on the rise in almost every category except homicide
Earlier this month, Mayor Eric Adams outlined plans for changes to bail laws that allow suspects to roam the streets often within hours of arrest.
“Let’s abolish the bail system, because you don’t have to be able to get out of jail just because you can pay bail. Let’s get rid of that. The judges must look at the case before them and say, “This man has two arrests for weapons and keeps telling the people in town that I don’t care about your safety.” This judge should have the right to judge that person simply to be detained. ”
Many of New York’s most violent crimes have been committed by repeat offenders, and after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, 48, reduced the number of crimes to crimes.
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