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Man shot at Ravenswood Houses last week, police looking for suspect

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Sept. 5, 2017 By Tara Law

The police are looking for a suspect who shot a man in the arm at Ravenswood Houses in Astoria last week.

According to police, a masked man approached the victim at the back of 21-20 34st Avenue at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31.

The suspect displayed a fire arm and shot the 33-year-old man in the arm. The alleged perpetrator then fled the scene.

The suspect was described as black, about 30-years old, 5’7″, 160 lbs., and wearing gray slacks, a green construction vest, white sneakers and a yellow construction hat.

The victim was taken to NY Cornell Hospital.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS

 

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God bless the NYPD

And if a cop onfromts him and engages in gunfight, it’ll be the cops fault and all the hoodrats will be pulling out the cell phone cameras

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Not Ravenswood’s houses right here in the picture. That is queens view which is right across the street

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