Police Searching For Reckless 46th Street Shooter In Sunset Park [Video]

(Courtesy: NYPD)
(Courtesy: NYPD)

Police have released surveillance footage of a madman with a gun who fired multiple shots at unknown targets in Sunset Park last Saturday night.

A man wearing a black shirt and baggy pants was caught on tape firing a gun in front of 553 46th St., between Fifth and Sixth Avenues at 8:50 p.m. on July 23, police sources said.

Before the suspect shot away, he had a verbal dispute with another man, an NYPD spokesperson said. The gunfire struck no one, police said.

Cops identify the suspect as a Hispanic man, who stands 5-foot-6 and weighs about 160 pounds. Police remain on the lookout for the suspect, and the investigation is still ongoing, cops said.

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 atWWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.