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Man Shot in Head in Boerum Hill, Police Say

By Aidan Gardiner | June 17, 2016 10:17am | Updated on June 20, 2016 8:48am

BROOKLYN — Police have released surveillance footage of a gunman they say shot a man in the head on a Boerum Hill street in May, police say.

The suspect, who can be seen in surveillance footage wearing a black hoodie and gray sweatpants, approached the 18-year-old victim outside the Gowanus Houses at 178 Bond St. near Wyckoff Street, about 6 p.m. on May 13  and shot him in the head, an NYPD spokeswoman said. 

The victim was critically injured and treated at Methodist Hospital where they are listed in stable condition, police said.

The circumstances of the shooting weren't immediately clear.

The suspect is described as being between 18 and 20, as tall as 5 feet 10 inches and approximately 160 pounds, police said.

Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).