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Fordham: Police Appeal for Help following Non-Fatal Shooting of 15-Year-Old Boy

 

Video courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help identifying a person of interest, sought for questioning in connection to an assault and shooting that occurred on the border of Fordham Manor and Fordham Heights.

 

On Thursday, Feb. 10, at approximately 4.12 p.m., the person in question displayed a firearm from the backseat of a vehicle in the vicinity of East Fordham Road and Webster Avenue. He later fired the gun at a 15-year-old male victim, striking him in his leg. The victim was transported to an area hospital in stable condition.

 

A video and photo of the person of interest is attached.

 

A person of interest in sought in connection with the shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Fordham Manor on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022.
Image courtesy of the NYPD

 

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.

 

 

 

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