Motorcyclist Fires Shots At Car On Atlantic Avenue

CROWN HEIGHTS – Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below surveillance video and photo in connection to an incident which involved shots being fired on Atlantic Avenue Tuesday afternoon.

At approximately 1:40pm on Tuesday, September 26, police say the driver of a dark- colored sedan got into an argument with the driver of a black motorcycle on Kingston Avenue at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue. The driver of the sedan drove off, taking a right turn onto Atlantic. The motorcyclist followed the car, pulled out a firearm, and fired multiple shots into the vehicle when it was in front of 1540 Atlantic Avenue, according to police.

The driver and passengers in the sedan were not injured during the incident.

Police describe the suspect as a male with a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a white mask, dark-colored hoodie, light-colored jeans, and white sneakers.

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.