The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance locating the following two individuals wanted for questioning in connection to a shooting/assault that occurred in Manhattan within the confines of the Midtown South Precinct.
Details are as follows:
It was reported to police that on Sunday, January 21, 2018, at approximately 4:40pm, in front of 34 West 31st street, a 43-year-old male victim was standing in front of this location when he was approached by two males. One of the males brandished a firearm and discharged several rounds at the victim. Two additional bystanders were also struck by gunfire at the location and the males fled on foot eastbound on 31st Street. The 43-year-old victim sustained a gunshot wound to the right shoulder, a 25-year-old male sustained a gunshot wound to the left arm and the 29-year-old male was shot in the back. All three victims were transported by EMS to Bellevue hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The individuals wanted for questioning have been identified as follows:
Individual #1:
– Diouf Makhtar
– 30-year-old male
– Described as approximately 6ft tall and 170lbs with black dreadlocks.
Individual #2:
– Brian Johnson
– 29-year-old male
– Described as approximately 6’3″ and 170lbs, short black hair and last seen wearing red cap, camouflage jacket and blue jeans.
Anyone with information in regards 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 Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All calls are strictly confidential.
