The NYPD is looking for a walker holding a large assault rifle and wearing a striking red jacket while walking down a Bronx street in broad daylight.
A surveillance video captured the daring gunman walking down Webster Avenue in the Norwood section around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Authorities said the man was holding a black assault rifle with a high capacity magazine attached. That unexpected stamp caused fear and alarm in the people in the area. Then the walker disappeared without being stopped by any police.
The NYPD described the unidentified man as being of medium size, about six feet tall, and this time seen in a hooded jacket and shoes, both red, it reported. Pix11.
Anyone who has information should call at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also via the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
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