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NYPD Releases Photos of Suspected Gunman in Bed-Stuy Fatal Shooting

 Police are searching for a man they say was seen running on MacDougal Street where 46-year-old Robert Thomas was killed on June 15.
Police are searching for a man they say was seen running on MacDougal Street where 46-year-old Robert Thomas was killed on June 15.
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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — Police released photos of a suspected gunman wanted for a fatal shooting in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Robert Thomas, 46, was shot in the head, chest and his extremities on MacDougal Street near Thomas S Boyland Street on June 15, officials said.

The NYPD released surveillance photos of a man seen running westbound on MacDougal Street. He fled in a red, four-door sedan.

The suspect — believed to be the gunman, according to an NYPD spokesman — is described as having a slim build and was seen wearing a fisherman’s hat, long-sleeved shirt and dark pants.

Officials have charged another man, 38-year-old Derrick Nivens, in connection with the murder.

Nivens drove the gunman near MacDougal and Thomas S Boyland streets where the other suspect fired a number of shots at Thomas, detectives said.

Nivens waited for the shooter in the car, officials said, and drove away with him.

A third individual is also being sought in connection with the incident, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).