[kellyhound]

A scooter-riding gunman shot four people in Brooklyn and Queens early Saturday, killing an elderly man and leaving three others hurt in a span of 12 minutes before he was taken into custody, police said.

The 25-year-old shooter was on an illegal scooter at Ashford Avenue and Arlington Avenue in East New York when he drove up behind a 21-year-old man and shot him in the shoulder.

Then, 17 minutes later at 11:27 a.m., the shooter fired one bullet into the back of an Asian man, 87, at 108th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Queens, Kenny said. He was rushed to nearby Jamaica Hospital but couldn’t be saved.

Roughly eight minutes later, another man, 44, was shot in the face at 11:35 a.m. at Hillside Avenue and 126th Street. The bullet lodged in his cheek and he was taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition, police said.

A couple minutes later, at 11:37 a.m. a 63-year-old Hispanic man was shot in the shoulder at 134th Street and Jamaica Avenue. He was in stable condition.

The shooter, whom a source described as “extremely emotionally disturbed,” was taken into custody nearby at 1:10 p.m. Once source said the gunman had a .9-mm firearm with an extended clip of ammunition.

Charges against him were pending.

One high-ranking police source said the shooting spree could have turned out much worse.

“This guy had a lot of ammunition on him. There were going to be other bodies dropped,” the source said.

The shooter has one prior arrest in 2019, for possession of a forged instrument, according to another source.

“Despite the difficulties this presented, our investigators were able to pull video of the shooter,” said Caban, who called the violence “senseless.” “The image was sent to the smartphone of every NYPD officer using what is called a critical message.”

A police source said the first cop who spotted the shooter on his scooter pursued but lost him. A second officer tried to chase the shooter in his vehicle but it turned into a foot chase, when the gunman apparently dumped the scooter.

Police found the gun inside the scooter, police said.

“It was a ghost gun,” the source said.

The gun has “no serial numbers on it and is unregistered,” the source said.

[pokerplay]

people were sitting ducks for that asshole

[VileBreed]

This happened literally 20 minutes away from where I live.
Glad they caught the SOB.

[jtrain123]

Very sad watching that old fellow dying. One minute going for a stroll, next minute some deranged fuckwit is taking your life

[docfr8]

What a fucking piece of shit.. no need for a trial... Give me a 3/4 inch pipe bender and 5 minutes alone justice will be served

[RollOnWheelie]

More 'gun' crime from the city that doesn't permit anyone to carry one. What a disgrace. Perpetrator in America illegally, I would wager. OUT, damn spot!

[gimlet]

"Black Death Rides An Illegal Scooter"

[gimlet]

Originally Posted by VileBreed ↗

This happened literally 20 minutes away from where I live.
Glad they caught the SOB.

You live in Queens? I was at the airport 4 years ago, just before COVID, I made the mistake of buying a muffin from Queens in the airport. You could drive nails with the 7 dollar muffin I bought, it was hard as carbide. I showed it to the muffin store guy and he asked "who sold you THAT muffin?" like he had an evil twin sister named Dingo.

[Spiffyfable]

I don't understand...

I thought crime was allowed in New York

[Mufasa7]

Lol that dude is such a prankster