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Livery Cab Driver Shot After Minor Crash in Fort Greene

Flight into the Walt Whitman NYCHA building increases the difficulty of locating the shooter for investigators.

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The 50-year-old TLC driver had just picked up a fare from NYCHA’s Whitman Houses on North Portland Avenue near Auburn Place in Fort Greene just after 4 a.m. when he got into a fender-bender with a white Sprinter van, police said.

Overview

  • A gunman approached a livery cab after a minor collision on North Portland Avenue and fired into the driver’s side window, striking the driver in the cheek.
  • First responders found the driver awake and speaking and rushed him to a nearby hospital where he is listed in stable condition.
  • Police say the suspect ran into the adjacent Walt Whitman NYCHA building and no arrests or motive have been reported in initial updates.
  • NYPD officers remain on scene conducting an active investigation and reporting is based on preliminary police statements and on-scene ABC7 reporting.
  • The quick escalation from a routine crash to gunfire and the suspect’s entry into a large public housing complex could complicate containment, witness interviews, and the search for the shooter.