Police from the 103rd Precinct are in search of a gunman who opened fire inside a Jamaica pawn store leaving one man in essential however secure situation at Jamaica Hospital. (Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell)
A 60-year-old worker was shot inside a Jamaica pawn store simply earlier than 1 p.m. on Monday, March 28, in accordance with authorities.
Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica arrived on the International Pawn Store, positioned at 178-22 Jamaica Ave., and found the man unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the pinnacle, in accordance with an NYPD spokeswoman. The gunman fled on foot in an unknown course.
EMS arrived on the crime scene and transported the sufferer to Jamaica Hospital Medical Middle in essential however secure situation, the spokeswoman mentioned.
A witness named Hassim, who didn’t need his final identify divulged, mentioned the sufferer was the proprietor of the pawn store whom he has identified for at the least six years.
“He’s a really good guy. A really good guy, a good friend. He must have known the gunman because he let him in the door,” Hassin mentioned. “If he doesn’t know you he does business from a window. He buzzed him in through the door so he must’ve known the shooter. That’s what really got me. I hope he’s gonna be all right.”
The NYPD spokeswoman couldn’t say whether or not the sufferer was the proprietor or an worker, simply that the investigation is ongoing.
The suspect was sporting a black jacket, grey cargo pants, black sneakers, a camouflage Adidas baseball cap with a white emblem and carrying a ebook bag.
Anybody with info in regard to the id of the suspects is requested to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The general public may also submit their suggestions by logging onto the CrimeStoppers web site at nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are stored confidential.
Extra reporting by Lloyd Mitchell.