Aug. 8, 2025 By Bill Parry

Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a long-haired gunman who allegedly opened fire on a rooftop in the South Jamaica Houses NYCHA complex during the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Police say the unidentified man was in front of 107-33 159th St. just before 5 a.m., when he pulled out a firearm and fired it three times which activated the NYPD’s ShotSpotter Gunshot-Detection System nearby. Police from the 103rd Precinct responded to the location, but the gunman had run off in an unknown direction. Also unknown is who or what the stranger was shooting at.

There was no property damage or injuries reported as a result of the gunfire, a police spokesman said Friday.

The NYPD released a surveillance image of the suspect and described him as having

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