Police Looking For Man Who Rang Bell And Shot Bullet Through Front Door In Sheepshead Bay

Photo via NYPD.
Photo via NYPD.

Police are looking for a man who walked up to a front door of a residence in the vicinity of Avenue X and Brigham Street on Wednesday, July 6, around 12:05am, rang the door bell, and fired a bullet through the door and into the house, according to police.

Thankfully no one was injured during the incident, which police are calling reckless endangerment. A surveillance camera caught the shooter right before he fired the gun police said.

The man was photographed wearing a commando sweater with a hood pulled to cover his whole face, except for his eyes, and dark cargo pants. Police describe him as a 25-year-old man, weighing about 180 pounds, and 6 feet tall.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).  The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.