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Police investigating Glendale shooting that injured 29-year-old man last weekend

Sep. 6, 2023 By Anthony Medina

Police from the 104th Precinct are investigating after a 29-year-old man was shot  in front of a residential home in Glendale last weekend.

Officers responded to a 911 call regarding a shooting in front of a residential home in the vicinity of Cypress Avenue and 78th Avenue at approximately 3:40 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 3, and found the victim with a gunshot wound to the right leg. A witness to the shooting told police the victim was standing in front of 58-58 78th Ave., when someone in a silver car opened fire. The vehicle fled in an unknown location and has yet to be identified.

EMS arrived and transported the victim to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in stable condition, police said.

The 104th Precinct is asking the public share any information regarding the shooting by by calling 718-386-3004.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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