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Suspect Sought In Double Shooting

By Special to the Sun | July 23, 2007

Investigators are looking for a suspect who shot two men, killing one, outside of an apartment building in Brooklyn early yesterday morning, police officials said. The suspect approached the two victims, who were not identified, and opened up fire on them at about 5:15 a.m. in front of 420 Watkins St. in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, police said.

The suspect shot one victim, 24, in the head, and the other victim, 32, in the stomach, police said.

The victim who sustained the shot to the head was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The other victim was rushed to Brookdale Hospital where he remained in stable condition, police said.


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