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A gunman riding a scooter opened fire in multiple New York City neighbors, seemingly at random, killing one man and injuring three others, police said. A male suspect was taken into custody by police in Queens around 1 p.m., authorities said, adding that they had recovered a 9mm handgun with an extended clip. The shooting spree began at Ashford Street and Arlington Avenue around 11 a.m. in Cypress Hills. A 21-year-old man was walking when he was shot once in the shoulder. He was transported to Brookdale Hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injures, police said. "Detectives from the 75th precinct responded to the scene with patrol. As they began to process the scene, they came across video that shows a male Hispanic approach our victim from behind on a scooter, raises his hands one time and fires one time striking our victim," NYPD Assistant Chief Joseph Kenny said at an afternoon press conference.

Then, around 11:30 a.m., an 86-year-old man was walking on Jamaica Avenue near 108th Street when he was shot multiple times in the back. He was transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and pronounced dead, police said. Another round of shots was fired just nearby, but missed a handful of people standing outside, Kenny explained. "Numerous witnesses described the male on a scooter randomly firing at a group of people that was standing on the corner of 108th St and Jamaica Avenue," the assistant chief said. Around 11:35 a.m., the suspect shot a 44-year-old man in the face at 126th Street and Hillside Avenue on the Kew Gardens-Richmond Hill border. The bullet struck the man in his cheek, leaving him in critical condition, Kenny said. Minutes later, the suspect shot a 63-year-old man in the shoulder at 134th Street and Jamaica Avenue. He was transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center with serious, non-life threatening injuries. The suspect's apprehension was thanks in part to the NYPD's domain awareness system which sent an alert with the suspect's description to every cop across the city. The system requires officers to acknowledge the alert in order for their phone to stop sounding. Two officers who saw the alert, recognized the suspect and arrested him on the corner of Sutphin Boulevard and 94th Avenue in Queens.

This Is America

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

This Is America

It is a shame the video can't be posted here that might have drawn more attention to how fucked up what happened was. It was basically a guy riding around a major city shooting random people. Like person was minding their own business crossing the street and got shot at.

Ban scooters.

These news start to make me think of Gotham city now. All these serious crimes, but people still stay and live there.

SupermanLost posted...

134th Street and Jamaica Avenue

This is literally right next to where I used to live.

Cobra1010 posted...

These news start to make me think of Gotham city now. All these serious crimes, but people still stay and live there.

mass shootings happen everywhere. small towns to the biggest cities. nowhere is safe unless you flat out leave the country.

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

This Is America

Actually spent the morning watching analysis's and reactions to this.

Powerful stuff.

SupermanLost posted...

It is a shame the video can't be posted here

It can't?

TheHoldSteady posted...

mass shootings happen everywhere. small towns to the biggest cities. nowhere is safe unless you flat out leave the country.

I live in MA and there's hardly any but we're the lowest in the country >_>

thronedfire2 posted...

Ban scooters.

That's just punishing law-abiding scooter owners.

Turns out this was an illegal scooter, somehow, according to Heavy. Ain't posting that URL here.

According to Caban, the suspect used an illegal scooter that did not have a license plate to move from one location to the next.

This sounds like shit I do in GTA.

Kradek posted...

It can't?

Don't think death videos are allowed here. Maybe the non-fatal ones can be. But I just got off purgatory don't want to risk it.

Best I can do is describe it. It was basically someone doing drive bys all over the city at random people.

you could post the video on the news site since it pauses at the actual shots. but not uncensored stuff

SupermanLost posted...

Don't think death videos are allowed here. Maybe the non-fatal ones can be. But I just got off purgatory don't want to risk it.

Best I can do is describe it. It was basically someone doing drive bys all over the city at random people.

Oh, I thought you were talking about the mv This is America

thronedfire2 posted...

you could post the video on the news site since it pauses at the actual shots. but not uncensored stuff

"moments before..." and suddenly-blur edits do nothing other than attempt to shield us from reality, for our own good or something.

Well, the insaneness of the events sure make it seem like Gotham. I mean, was Harley riding it?