Shooting On Emmons Avenue Leaves One Wounded

A man was shot at several times while sitting in his car on Emmons Avenue early yesterday morning, leaving him wounded and sparking a manhunt for the gunman.

The victim, a 21-year-old man, was sitting in his car across from Signature Restaurant at 2007 Emmons Avenue. At approximately 1:40am, the suspected walked up to the vehicle, drew a gun and fired several times.

The victim suffered a wound in the right forearm and was taken to Lutheran Hospital, where he was treated and released.

The suspect fled in a white car, shown below.

He is described as a 6′ tall black male, weighing approximately 190lbs. He has a goatee and was wearing all white, with a baseball cap.

Surveillance cameras at Signature captured the suspect’s image minutes before the shooting, as he spoke on a cellphone.

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Police are looking for a woman, shown in the photo below, who was with the suspect just before the shooting, and who is wanted for questioning.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s crime stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.