Shooting Victim Loses Control of Car in Crown Heights Friday Morning

CROWN HEIGHTS – A man lost control of his car in Crown Heights after being shot early Friday morning, the NYPD says.

While driving away after being shot once in the stomach at around 3:30 a.m., the  victim’s car, a Nissan Maxima, flipped over after hitting a parked car near 712 Crown Street, off Schenectady Avenue, according to police. The NYPD says the 37-year-old man was taken to Kings County Hospital where he is in stable condition.

Police are looking for a male suspect who they say fired multiple rounds at the victim. No arrests have been made and an investigation is underway.

Anyone with information in regard 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.