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# Man Brandishes Gun Near MetroTech, Flees On Foot
- URL: https://bklyner.com/man-brandishes-gun-near-metrotech-fortgreene/
- Published: 2016-02-11T15:00:52.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-11T15:01:55.000Z
- Author: Heather Chin
- Tags: fort greene, North Western Brooklyn, Police & Fire, 84th Precinct, armed threat, nypd, #wp

Having a gun waved at you by a stranger is a terrifying experience, but fortunately for a 35-year-old man walking near MetroTech in broad daylight this week, the armed man ran off without doing any harm.

It was this past Wednesday, February 10 at around 12:12pm when the man was approached on the sidewalk opposite 340 Jay Street by a man who brandished “what appeared to be a firearm” before fleeing on foot.

The suspect is described as a man in his mid-30s to 40s, with brown eyes and short hair, standing around 5-feet-7-inches tall and weighing a slight 150 pounds.

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 online at [NYPDCrimeStoppers.com](http://www.nypdcrimestoppers.com/?ref=bklyner.com) or by texting tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577\. All calls are strictly confidential.