MANHATTAN — Police are looking for a suspect in a shooting that left a man wounded in Manhattan Valley.
Niiamarte Cintron allegedly shot a 44-year-old man at a playground near 865 Amsterdam Ave., at West 102nd Street, on Aug. 5 at 9:48 p.m., police said.
The NYPD said a witness saw a man come into the playground and sit on a bench before getting up, pulling out a gun and firing two shots, hitting the victim in the neck and chest.
The victim was inside the playground when emergency responders arrived at the scene. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in stable condition, officials said.
Police released a photo of Cintron, describing him as 45 years old, standing 5-foot-6 and weighing 180 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
