Man shot in the butt

That must have hurt.

Police say that on Friday, August 8, a 24-year-old man was sitting on a bench in front of 50 Debevoise Avenue. All of a sudden, he heard gun shots from an unknown direction.

The victim ran and was hit in the upper right buttocks and right thigh, according to authorities.

He was taken to Elmhurst Hospital for medical attention.

Police have captured surveillance video of the suspect as he exited Cooper Houses after the incident.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM.