Caught On Video: Man On Citi Bike Shot Dead At Point Blank Range In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Disturbing video shows a deadly point blank shooting in Brooklyn.
It happened in broad daylight around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday near Clarkson Avenue and East 53rd Street.
Surveillance video shows the gunman standing on the sidewalk when the 21-year-old victim appears on a Citi Bike.
The suspect pulls a gun from a bag across his chest, points it at the victim and pulls the trigger.
Police said the victim, identified as 21-year-old Simeon Pierrot, was shot multiple times in the torso and left arm. He was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital.
Anyone with information about his killer is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.