This is an update of our earlier post:
Police have confirmed that someone has been fatally shot in front of 1721 Voorhies (corner of East 18 Street).
The victim is believed to be of Pakistani descent and known to residents who lived nearby. People who knew the victim were being interviewed and they could be heard giving information that might indicate that this may not have been a random shooting. We will try to bring you updates as soon as more information is known.
According to the Gothamist, the incident occurred around 2 a.m. The evidence was strewn onto East 17 St and on Voorhies Avenue, prompting investigators to close the streets off for four and half hours. By 6 a.m., evidence collectors could be seen picking up various personal items belonging to the victim, including a set of keys.
1010 WINS has the name of the victim listed as Tamiz Din.
The Daily News has posted some additional information about this tragic case.
Here is our original post:
There has been a shooting early this morning on Voorhies Avenue and East 18 Street.
Someone working at a store two blocks away told us that he heard three shots, with the police showing up just minutes later. The same person also said that the emergency responders told him the victim was of either Mediterranean or Middle Eastern descent and had a Bronx address on his drivers’ license.
We will tell you more about the victim’s status, once we have the information confirmed.
Yesterday, in Coney Island there were two recorded police incidents.
The 60 Precinct responded to a shooting at 3208 Mermaid Ave at West 32 St and the person was rushed to Lutheran Hospital after 2 shots to the abdomen. The incident occurred at 11:30 p.m. and the victim is not expected to survive.
Earlier in the day at 4:46 p.m., a pedestrian was struck near Mermaid Ave at 2930 West 30 St.
If anyone knows more about the situations, please let us know.
This information comes to us via the Breaking News Network.
The Gothamist maps Breaking News showed the initial 911 call early this morning as “7 People Shot” at Neptune Avenue and West 37 St.
New York 1 News and The New York Times say that there was an argument at a child’s birthday party in Coney Island that ended with a teenager dead and two people wounded.
Anyone with information about the identity of gunman who fled is asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS, text TIP577 to CRIMES, or go to the website.
As per the Gothamist, there have been two separate incidents, within the past 24 hours, of criminal activity reported in the Sheepshead Bay area. On Monday, 9/22, there was a bank robbery reported at Capital One Bank at 3090 Ocean Avenue near Shore Parkway at 6:18 p.m. and a shooting at 3043 Avenue X, between Batchelder and Bragg Street at 3:44 a.m. on 9/23.
Requests for more information at the local branch of the Capital One bank and the corporate headquarters have not yielded any new details. Stay tuned for more information as it comes in and be sure to contact us if you have some details about these incidents.
