LAHORE MIRRORR — Authorities said Saturday at least one person died and three others were injured, including one in critical condition, in a random scooter shooting incident in which a person started firing on people in Brooklyn and Queens, before being taken into custody.
The New York Police Department said that a gunman riding an illegal scooter without a licence plate opened fire at five different locations in Jamaica, a neighbourhood in the Queens borough, and in Brooklyn.
While speaking at a news conference, Police said: “A 25-year-old man was taken into custody and found with a 9mm pistol with an extended magazine.”
Below are photos of the scooter and firearm recovered at the scene. pic.twitter.com/xtFxtT1bCZ
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Joseph Kenny, the assistant chief in the NYPD’s Detective Bureau, said: “We don’t know the motive. It seems that this is actually random.”
“At this time, the video shows that he’s not targeting anybody, he’s not following anybody. As he’s driving on his scooter, he’s randomly shooting people.”
Police said all four victims were male.
Kenny stated: “The five shootings unfolded over about a half an hour and began around 11:10am in Brooklyn. A 21-year-old man was shot once in the left shoulder.”
SOURCE: AGENCIES
