Three shot in Sheepshead Bay
Three men were shot during two separate incidents inside the Sheepshead/Nostrand Houses this past weekend, cops from the 61st Precinct said.
Officials said that two of the victims were shot – one through the neck — as they walked through a parking lot in the neighborhood housing project.
The third victim was shot early the next morning, as he sat outside of one of the buildings, cops were told.
Police said that the violence began at 10:30 p.m. on July 25 when an unidentified gunman opened up on a Canarsie resident and an area male as they walked through a parking lot outside 3573 Nostrand Avenue.
The Canarsie resident was reportedly shot in the back of the neck. The bullet came out his mouth, officials said. Responding officers found the 20-year-old victim in the lot, where they rushed him to Lutheran Medical Center in extremely critical condition.
The man he was with ran off, but turned up at Kings County Hospital a short time later with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. He was treated and released.
Police said that at 3:20 a.m. the following morning, a 20-year-old Avenue W man was shot behind 2356 Bragg Street.
Police said that the gunman took a shot at him, striking him in the left arm. He, too, was rushed to Lutheran Medical Center, where he was treated and released.
As of this writing, investigators do not believe that the two shooting incidents are related.
Anyone with information regarding either of these incidents is urged to come forward.
Calls can be made to the NYPD CrimeStoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
20G robbery
A 47-year-old man was followed home and robbed of a bag containing $20,000 just before he entered his Bensonhurst home last week, officials said.
Police from the 62nd Precinct were told that the victim was outside his home on 78th Street near Bay Parkway at 7:30 p.m. on July 26 when the three males trailing him home jumped him.
With guns drawn, the suspects punched the victim in the face, robbed him of his bag and fled in a dark-colored automobile.
Police described the thieves as two white males and an Asian male.
Anyone with information regarding this high-priced heist is urged to come forward.
Calls can be made to the 62nd Precinct at (718) 236-2611. All calls will be kept confidential.
Masked marauders
Two masked men raided an apartment in the Sheepshead/Nostrand Houses last week, taking $40,000 in cash as well as some state-of-the-art recording equipment.
Police from the 61st Precinct were told that the victims were just getting out of the elevator on their way to the apartment at 12:30 a.m. on July 25 when the two masked suspects pulled guns on them.
The thieves forced them to open up their apartment door.
Once inside, the victims had their hands tied behind their back and were doused with a noxious liquid that caused chemical burns, officials said.
The thieves then took their time raiding the place, taking the cash, recording equipment, as well as two televisions and three computers.
Cops were looking for the gunmen as this paper went to press.
Girl problems
A 21-year-old man was chased, beaned with a rock and robbed of his cell phone and wallet all because he looked at the wrong girl at a Bensonhurst gym, officials said this week.
The victim told police that he was exiting the Dolphin’s Gym on 24th Avenue just before 12:30 a.m. on July 25 when four men approached him.
The suspects asked if the victim was looking at “their girl” before they lunged at him, prompting a chase all the way to the corner of 81st Street and 20th Avenue, officials said.
Sometime during the chase, one of the suspects threw a rock at the victim, striking him in the head, police were told.
At 20th Avenue, the thieves finally caught up with the victim, robbed him of his property and fled.
The victim took himself to Coney Island Hospital with a gaping head wound, officials said.
