By COLlive reporter
Officers of the New York Police Departement shot at an African American male who was holding a deadly weapon while escaping an accident in Crown Heights on Wednesday.
The shooting happened at about 12:19 pm, a police spokesperson said. The suspect was involved in a collision on Empire Boulevard and Brooklyn Avenue with a truck and a city bus.
After abandoning his vehicle, the suspect fled down Montgomery Street, holding a gun in his hand while fleeing the scene.
He ignored the calls of police officers to drop the gun and in response shots were fired at him, witnesses said. The suspect was apprehended and treated by a Jewish EMS volunteer for his wounds.
The suspect is described as an African-American male in his late 20s.
He was taken by EMS to Kings County Hospital in stable condition.
The NYPD has requested a Level 1 Mobilization at the location, and a crime scene has been established. The area, highly populated by Jewish residents of all ages, is currently closed off.
This guy had 15 previous offenses!
glad you got pulled over by the imbicile cops – you are a nut and a loser for posting that.
I bet you were reckless and glad you got called for it.
Shame on your behavior.
And for all the other croakers here – don’t let the door hit you when you leave. It aint safer in other places. look around, and you will get it. You think Israel is? (just this morning I Tel Aviv no less) Paris?
Rebbe did say stay so many of us stay. No need to go knock the whole community.
CH is not completely safe but it is not close to as dangerous as ppl claim.
I was recently in crown heights, and what happens in the roads is extremely dangerous. Too many impatient and dangerous drivers. Be happy that they’re keeping everyone safe
The neighbourhood is actually safer today that decades ago.
I got pulled over tonight by 2 imbicile ‘cops’ for alleged ‘improper turn’! You kidding me 71! Are we your problem you waste your time and resources on?? Pathetic good for nothing’s
You are obviously not someone who was around in the 70’s in Crown Heights. There were horrific murders then & Jews were losing their lives. Children were not safe to wait for the bus without an adult right there. The non-Lubavitchers were mamash giving their houses away to move out & the Rebbe spoke to us constantly & strengthened us not to run ….
When the Rebbe said to stay it was because all the yidden were leaving, and it wasn’t the safest neighborhood.
Wait until Mayor deblasio lets in thousands of Muslims into the city to roam freely and then we will have a problem, im predicting that there’s gonna be a lot of crime when these anti Semitic Muslims from Syria come to NY
Moshiach now! This is not okay!
I inderstand that the rebbe said that he wants us to stay, but that was decades ago, when the neighborhood was safer then it is today, there is so much crime going on in crown
The rebbe said stay so we stay
He was driving erratically. The police were afterdhim. He couldnt pass the bus so he ran. The police chased him down Montgomery and when they saw he had a gun that he lifted they shot him.
17: yes very much to do with ch, PEOPLE who live here are causing drama. not sure this guy lives here but there are plenty of related incidents in CH (i’m sure many not reported).
19: nice try but this neighborhood is proven much more dangerous than many others. where i grew up nothing like this ever happens, and we don’t have any cops patrolling. i felt very safe walking the streets all hours. here i would never and let alone my kids, no way.
the only thing that can possibly make me feel safe, trust in The One Above.
The reason the guy ran is because probrably the car was not registered and he did not have a license to drive, or it was a stolen car, and I don’t think cameras would of helped in this situation because he was driving through crown heights when he got into a accident.
I think you should lock yourself in a cabinet so you wont get shot i mean it looks like everyones armed and everyone wants to kill you in every place theres a couple crazy people and if you dont trust in god you have alot to be scared of
Crown Heights is not safe anymore, I cant get out of this neighborhood fast enough
This incident has nothing to do with Crown Heights. The man was just driving by and got into an accident
moshiach now
so much for our neighborhood supposedly being “gentrified.” men with guns fleeing through our streets where our children walk freely, in broad daylight. this is utter madness.
“God does not slumber nor sleep, He is the Guard of Israel” (Psalms ch. 121)
i’ll have to agree with 5. where ever u live ur on shluchis, i don’t blame him or her for wanting to move out.
i’m in the same boat, looking forward to the day.
This P.O Sanz (in the video 12 sec) is a Rosho Gomur who hates Jews and loves writing tickets/summons. We MUST remove him Bcs he’s a rotten apple amongst the better cops at the 71pct. Kudos to the good ones and the one who took down the perp.
Fact is he did get them for his district although it took a long time. Fact #2 is how would cameras have helped in this situation?
kan tzivah havayeh es habrocha chayim ad haoilom
the rebbe constantly said that chassidim should stay in ch and we only gain!!!!!!!!!!! (unless you go on shlichus of course)
scary :(. makes me nervous to go out with all the incidents i hear..can’t imagine when my kids are grown enough to go out alone..
not sure if you are being serious are sarcastic, either way to the defense of #1, public promises by community officials to the community shouldn’t be made if they are never kept.
the suspect fled down Montgomery Street
and feel sorry for those stuck here!
Please don’t degrade Mr. Hikind with requests about lowly things like activities and keeping promises
His sole responsibility is representing us with words, not action
The photo above clearly shows the collision on empire and brooklyn, in front of Pace Plumbing
the accident was at Brooklyn and empire
Dov Hkind, where are those surveillance cameras you discussed at the press conference? our children walk these streets every day, when is something going to be done about the insane crime???