New York City police are searching for a gunman who shot and killed a man and wounded a woman in broad daylight in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood.
The incident took place near 41 New Lots Avenue on July 2, said the NYPD.
The suspect, who appears to be black, then put his gun away and walks in the opposite direction, according to the footage.
When police officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a male with gunshot wounds to the head. A female was found with several gunshot wounds, according to Harrison.
The father of the slain victim identified him as 20-year-old Deondraye Moore.
Officials told the paper that the woman is in stable condition in the hospital.
Amid an investigation, Harrison asked anyone with information about the shooting to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or send a message via Twitter to @NYPDTips.
Last week, the City Council endorsed Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to cut $1 billion from the NYPD after Black Lives Matter activists called to “defund the police.”
According to NYPD statistics, murders in New York City rose about 21 percent over the previous year, and shootings are up about 46 percent.
Meanwhile, it appears that seemingly random attacks are on the rise as well. Late last week, 35-year-old Anthony Gonzalez was arrested after slashing the face of a 2-year-old boy who was in a stroller, the child was hospitalized and got several stitches.
The child was on the street with his nanny when the incident unfolded.