NEW YORK, NY – Police are searching for a gunman who rode around the city on Saturday randomly shooting at people. During his rampage, the shooter killed an elderly man and wounded three others in five attacks.
Police believe they have the shooter in custody.
At approximately 11:10 AM, police received a 911 call regarding a male who had been shot near the intersection of Ashford Street and Arlington Avenue in Brooklyn. Upon arrival, officers found a 21-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound to the left shoulder. The injured individual was promptly transported to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center by EMS in stable condition.
Around 11:27 AM, a 911 call reported a male shot in front of 108-19 Jamaica Avenue in Queens. Police arrived at the scene to discover an 86-year-old male with a gunshot wound to his back. Despite immediate medical attention from EMS, the victim was pronounced deceased at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.
The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of his family.
While officers were present at the second incident location, they received information that an unidentified individual had displayed a firearm and fired multiple shots at a group of individuals gathered at the intersection of 108 Street and Jamaica Avenue nearby.
Fortunately, no additional injuries were reported in relation to the gunfire.
At 11:35 AM, police were alerted to another male shot at the intersection of 126 Street and Hillside Avenue.
Upon arrival, they found a 44-year-old male with a gunshot wound to his face. EMS arrived at the scene and transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in critical condition.
Incident 5: Shortly after, at 11:37 AM, a 911 call reported a male shot at the intersection of 134 Street and Jamaica Avenue in the 102 Precinct. Police arrived to find a 63-year-old male with a gunshot wound to his right shoulder. EMS responded and transported the injured male to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.
At approximately 1:10 PM, officers stopped a 25-year-old male riding a scooter at the intersection of Sutphin Boulevard and 94 Avenue in the 103 Precinct.
NYPD officers safely recovered a firearm, and the individual was taken into custody without further incident.
The deceased victim has been identified as Hamoo Saeidi, an 86-year-old male from Queen.
The suspect charged was identified as Thomas Abreu, a 25-year-old male from Brooklyn residing at 136 Elton Street. He is facing one murder charge; two attempted murder charges, and six criminal weapons possession charges.