2 Teens At-Large After East Flatbush Shooting: NYPD

EAST FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for two at-large teens following a Jan. 21 East Flatbush shooting that sent a third teen to the hospital.

The 15-year-old shooting victim was standing in front of 3103 Foster Ave. at 9:30 p.m. on that day when he was approached by the two suspects, each of which is between 18 and 20 years old, according to the NYPD.

The victim started to run away, an NYPD spokesman said, at which point the suspects pursued him. One pulled out a gun and fired six shots, striking the victim once in the buttocks, police said. The suspects then fled the scene. The victim was treated at Kings County Hospital and released, according to the NYPD.

Police released the below surveillance video of the shooting, which also shows the suspects running away afterward:

Anyone with information on this shooting can confidentially report it using the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers website or by anonymously calling the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Los hispanohablantes pueden llamar 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Tips can also be text-messaged to the NYPD by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.

This shooting took place in the NYPD's 67th Precinct, which patrols East Flatbush. No shootings in the precinct were recorded between the beginning of the year and Jan. 15, according to official NYPD statistics, compared to one shooting during the same period last year. A total of 94 major crimes were recorded in the precinct through Jan. 15, compared to 91 last year, an increase of just over 3 percent.

Pictured at top: The alleged shooters. Image via NYPD.