Police search for gunman in fatal shooting of boy, 16, in Brooklyn

The NYPD release surveillance images Friday of the suspect in last Saturday's shooting in Crown Heights
The NYPD release surveillance images Friday of the suspect in last Saturday's shooting in Crown Heights. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD released images Friday of a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Brooklyn last weekend.

The young victim, Tyson Harps, of the Bronx, was shot and killed on Eastern Parkway, near Rochester Avenue, in Crown Heights on Saturday night.

He was standing in front of an apartment building at 8:45 p.m. when a male shooter approached and fired multiple shots at him, police said.

The suspect is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, black jacket, gray sweatpants and black sneakers, the NYPD said
The suspect is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, black jacket, gray sweatpants and black sneakers, the NYPD said. Photo credit NYPD

Harps was struck in the head and body, and died at the scene, according to the NYPD.

The suspect is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, black jacket, gray sweatpants and black sneakers, the NYPD said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

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