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Cops Hunt for Bed-Stuy Shooting Suspects

By Tom Liddy | April 15, 2012 4:07pm

BROOKLYN — Cops are hunting for a trio of thugs who shot a man several times on a Bedford-Stuyvesant street last week.

The suspects, who can be seen on surveillance footage, allegedly approached the 30-year-old victim in front of 1591 Fulton St., near Marcus Garvey Boulevard on April 10 at 1:50 a.m.

According to police, two of the men engaged the victim and a third shot him several times, hitting him in the chest, the arm and grazing his abdomen, police said.

The suspects then fled and the victim was taken to Kings County Hospital for treatment.

According to cops, the shooter is described as in his 20s, 5-foot-9, with a medium build, short black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a short sleeve shirt and jeans.

He can be seen in the initial portion of the surveillance video walking next to the building.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.