‘Pom Pom’ Gunman Opens Fire Outside Park

Police are searching for a man with red pom poms in his hair in connection witih a shooting. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Manhattan Voice

October 2, 2023

NEW YORK - Police are looking for a man whose hair was in red pom poms who is suspected of opening fire outside a park.  Cops are hoping an alleged gunman’s unique hair doo will lead to the suspect’s arrest. 

Police released surveillance video of the suspect who sported a unique look. The suspect has a thick black beard and wore his hair up in two pom poms that were red and black bun in the back. 

At around 8:30 pm on August 16, a man approached a group of people standing in front of 2296 Amsterdam Avenue- directly across the street from Highbridge Park. Cops said the man with the red pom pom hair pulled out a gun and opened fire. 

The gunman was seen fleeing on foot northbound on Amsterdam Avenue. 

Cops said no injuries were reported. 

The suspect is described as a man with a dark complexion and slim build. He is 5 foot 7 with black hair and a black beard. He was last seen wearing red pants and a black shirt. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.