Detectives investigating a Queens shootout at a busy intersection on Tuesday afternoon have charged one man wounded in the battle while they search for the second gunslinger.
Law enforcement sources said the gunfire erupted at about 3:20 p.m. on June 7 at the corner of 65th Street and Broadway in Woodside.
According to police, 28-year-old Tenzin Norgyal, of Dry Harbor Road in Middle Village, allegedly traded shots with the unidentified gunman at the location. Police sources did not immediately know why the two men opened fire on one another.
In video that the NYPD released early Wednesday morning, the unidentified gunman hops out of a vehicle and confronts Norgyal, who backs away and reaches for a gun in his waistband. The unidentified gunman then returns to the car and walks back armed.
The two suspects are then shown trading shots with one another in a scene reminiscent of a Hollywood action film – with Norgyal taking cover behind an outdoor café area while pulling the trigger.
Norgyal wound up taking a bullet to his right shoulder, police said. Thereafter, cops said, the unidentified second suspect jumped into a black four-door Audi sedan with a paper license plate that was last seen traveling northbound along 64th Street.
The incident was reported to the 108th Precinct. Police learned that Norgyal wound up being brought via private means to Elmhurst Hospital for treatment of his injury, and was listed in stable condition.
Following a preliminary investigation, detectives booked Norgyal on an attempted murder charge.
Meanwhile, the NYPD is still looking for the second shooter — described as a man with short black hair, a medium build and a medium complexion, believed to be 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. Police said he was last seen wearing a red-and-white short sleeve t-shirt, gray shorts and black sneakers with white trim.
Anyone with information regarding the shootout or the suspect’s whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
