Crime & Safety
Suspects In LIC New Year's Day Shooting Still At Large: Police
Police are looking for two men who exchanged gunfire on the street in Long Island City early on New Year's Day.
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Two men who exchanged gunfire early on New Year's Day in Long Island City are still at large, police said.
A group was standing in front of the Hotel Nirvana on 37th Avenue about 1:15 a.m. when a man fired several shots in their direction and struck a 19-year-old man in the stomach, the NYPD said in a news release.
One of the victim's companions then returned the gunfire.
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The first shooter got into a gray, four-door Infiniti sedan and fled.
The victim went to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition, according to police.
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Anyone with information in regard to 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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
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