Police released a photo of man they are looking for who was involved in a gunfight in Long Island City early Monday. The incident was sparked by a physical altercation outside Fairfield Inn & Suites on 40th Road. (Photo: NYPD and Queens Post)
Aug. 17, 2022 By Christian Murray
A fight that broke out in front of a Long Island City hotel early Monday escalated and led to a shoot out on the street, according to police.
A group of men got into a physical altercation outside the Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel, located at 27-29 40th Road, at around 6:05 a.m. before one of them left and came back with a gun and fired shots.
The shooter, who didn’t injure anyone, then fled on foot toward Northern Boulevard and 39th Avenue, where individuals inside a white Mercedes Benz caught up with him and began shooting at him. The original shooter then fired back.
The white Mercedes (NYPD)
There were no injuries stemming from the gun fight.
The police, however, are seeking help in identifying the shooter as well as the occupants of the white Mercedes Benz.
The shooter is described as being approximately 25 to 30 years of age, with black hair. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, black pants and black and green sneakers.
Anyone with information in regard to 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.
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