By The Diary
Sep 17, 2024, 00:47 AM EDT
William Alcindor, an elderly man who was shot in the head while driving, lost control of his car and ran over a woman on the sidewalk before dying yesterday in broad daylight in Queens (NYC).
Police responded to 117th Road and Farmers Boulevard in St. Albans around 4:50 p.m. Monday to find a crash involving a driver shot in the head behind the wheel that struck a 23-year-old woman, who survived.
Paramedics took the 66-year-old driver to Jamaica Hospital, where he died, police said. ABC News. The name of the walker who was hit by the car has not been released.
According to witnesses at the scene, the driver was not the gunman’s intended target and described the suspects as a group of teenagers who were fighting in the parking lot of a nearby Popeye’s restaurant, he said. Daily News.
“The guys that shot him started running in that direction,” said witness Rodrigo Tendilla, pointing in the direction of 177th Road. The shooting “appeared to be random,” a police source said.
The investigation remains ongoing. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also be reached via the website crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
Gun violence is a constant in New York, with some victims being targeted at random on the streets, in schools, on public transport and in businesses. Clashes are often linked to a battle between gang members for territory, and suspects sometimes incriminate themselves by bragging and posting about their crimes on social media.