A 20-year-old man with no criminal record was shot to death by NYPD officers who came upon him chasing two people while firing multiple gunshots in Brooklyn, authorities say.
Cops received multiple calls about a man with a firearm near East 57th Street and Linden Boulevard in East Flatbush just before 6 p.m. Monday. Four officers in an unmarked car spotted the shooter chasing a man and a woman, police said.
The officers opened fire, with evidence markers showing at least 15 shots fired in all. The 20-year-old — later identified as Nathan Scott, according to multiple sources familiar with the investigation — was hit numerous times. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The people he was chasing weren't hurt, though they were taken to a hospital for observation. One of those whom Scott had been chasing, 19-year-old Jeremiah Adams, was arrested Tuesday in connection with a March 7 shooting. He was charged with robbery, attempted murder and weapon possession in that incident, according sources familiar with the investigation.
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After a dispute broke out on a rooftop in East Flatbush, Adams tried to rob Scott, sources close to the investigation said. Adams then took off running with a woman and Scott chased after them, firing shots along the way.
Adams has not been charged in connection with the shooting on Monday.
It's not clear what led to the initial dispute on the roof. A firearm was recovered at the scene.
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Sisters Maya and Jada Babb were recording a video on a different rooftop nearby when they heard gunshots that sounded like they were just feet away.
"It sounded like 10 shots. It sounded very close," Jada Babb said. "We didn't even know where it was coming from, it could have hit us."
A 60-year-old man across the street from the unmarked police car was also shot. Officials say it's not clear if he was hit by the gunman. That individual is expected to make a full recovery.
Police are asking witnesses to come forward. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
