Last October, the New York City Police Department asked for the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the attached surveillance video and photo in connection with an assault that occurred in the 42nd precinct.

It was reported to police that on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 at approximately 5.30 p.m., in front of 960 Tinton Avenue, located between Forest Houses and William McKinley Houses, a 30-year-old male victim was approached by an unknown individual who displayed a black firearm and shot the victim in the torso before fleeing the scene on foot in an unknown direction. EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln, where he remained listed in critical condition.

The suspect was described as male, 20 to 30 years old, had a thin build, a full beard and a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a black and red baseball cap, a white hooded sweatshirt with a Nike logo on the front section, blue jeans and multi-colored sneakers.

The attached surveillance video and photo, taken before and during the incident, were circulated by police at the time.

Anyone with any additional information with regard to the 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 Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.