THE BRONX — Police are looking for two men who were seen shooting at another man while running through a South Bronx street in broad daylight, surveillance footage showed.
Investigators want to question Matthew Souchet, 28, and Francisco Ocasio, 24, after they were identified by witnesses as possibly shooting a 36-year-old man in the leg while he was unloading the trunk of his car at Beekman Avenue and East 141st Street at about 4:37 p.m. on April 17, an NYPD spokesman said.
The victim was able to flee into nearby building and was taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition.
Souchet, who is 5-foot-5 and 150 pounds, was last seen wearing all dark clothing.
Ocasio is 5-foot-9 and 200 pounds and has two tattoos on either side of his neck. He was also last seen wearing all dark clothing.
It was not immediately clear what motivated the shooting or if the victim knew the shooters, the spokesman added.
Police did not have any information on previous arrests for the two men.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.
