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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, AUGUST 11, 2019
Gunman opens fi re in Marine Park Cops ID suspect in
BY COLIN MIXSON
Police have identifi ed a
man suspected of shooting
a teenage girl at a
Bedford-Stuyvesant Playground
last month.
Investigators named
19-year-old Ahziem Walter
as the alleged gunman,
who they believe
fi red off the shot that
struck the 13-year-old
girl in the shoulder at St.
Andrew’s Playground on
Kingston Avenue near
Herkimer Street at 7:50
p.m. on July 24, cops
said.
Paramedics rushed
the girl to Kings County
Hospital, where she was
treated for serious injuries
to her lung, ribs,
and shoulder, according
to police.
Anyone who provides
police with information
leading to an arrest can
expect up to a $2,500 reward
through the NYPD’s
Cops are hunting this man
suspected of shooting a 13-
year-old girl inside a Bed-Stuy
playground. NYPD
Crime Stoppers program.
The public can phone
their tips to (800) 577-8477,
log into the Crime Stoppers
website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.
com, tweet
@NYPDTips, or text tips
to 274637 (CRIMES) then
enter TIP577.
All calls are strictly
confi dential.
BY CHANDLER KIDD
A gunman opened fire on
a group of teenagers filming
a rap video in Marine
Park on last week.
The shooter fired several
rounds from a black
SUV as the teens filmed
their music video in front
of an Avenue S candy
store near E. 36th Street
at 7:40 p.m. on July 30, according
to police.
No one was injured as
a result of the drive by
shooting, although a car
parked nearby was damaged
in the attack, cops
said.
Marine Parkers took
to Facebook to discuss the
shooting, where a witness
claims one of the teen rappers
returned fire.
“Looks like one of the
kids on the scene with the
video actually returned
fire. White car fleeing
was related to video
folks while black SUV
was instigator of shots
fired. Both cars ended
up boxing in bus on either
side before fleeing.
It’s lucky no one was injured
thankfully,” Kathy
LaSorsa wrote on the
“You’re Probably from
Marine Park Brooklyn
if...” Facebook group.
No arrests have been
made in the case, which
remains ongoing, cops
said.
Bed-Stuy shooting
A group of teens were shot at outside the Candy Store while they were fi lming a music video. A rear
passenger window (below) was damaged in the drive by shooting. Photos by Jon Farina
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