CROWN HEIGHTS — A 28-year-old man shot in Bedford-Stuyvesant was arrested at Kings County Hospital this week when police found he was carrying a loaded gun and marijuana as he was treated at the medical facility.
Jimi Metcalf, 28, was shot in the left arm on Halsey Street near Throop Avenue just after 6 p.m. on July 23, police said. Directly after the shootout, he flagged down a police car for help and officers called for an ambulance, which took him to KCH.
At the hospital, Metcalf was found to be carrying a loaded .22 Cobra handgun in his shorts pocket, court documents say.
He has been charged with multiple weapons charges and a violation for possession of marijuana. His legal representative could not be reached for comment.
No arrest has been made in the Halsey Street shooting, police said.
Other notable incidents in this week’s blotter from the 71st Precinct in Crown Heights, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and East Flatbush include:
► An MTA bus driver helping a wheelchair-bound passenger was attacked by a rider who became enraged when the driver accidentally brushed his foot, police said. The driver was helping move the rider in the wheelchair through the rear door of the B41 bus at 7:45 p.m. on July 20 when he brushed the suspect’s foot, he told police. The suspect, an approximately 50-year-old man, then grabbed the driver’s chest, punched him in the face and fled the bus on foot. The 39-year-old driver was taken to NYU Langone Cobble Hill hospital for treatment of minor injuries. No arrest was made and the suspect has not been identified.
► A 40-year-old man told police he was attacked by two men who stole prescription drugs from his backpack. The man was assaulted as he walked on New York Avenue between Midwood and Rutland roads at approximately 10 p.m. on July 23. He said two unknown men punched him in the face and pushed him to the ground, then removed two bottles of Clozapine, an antipsychotic, and Adderall from his bag. The man did not suffer major injuries, police said. No suspects have been identified in the attack and no arrest has been made.
The above list only describes those blotter items compiled by DNAinfo New York between July 20 and July 26, not all incidents that took place in a given precinct. To see all previous crime blotters from this precinct, click here.
