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Police name person of interest in East New York shooting

Police have named a person of interest in connection to an East New York shooting that occurred back in September. Police say they want to speak with David Yaz about the shooting that injured a 51-year-old

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Dec 3, 2016, 6:14 PM

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Updated 2,699 days ago

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Police name person of interest in East New York shooting
Police have named a person of interest in connection to an East New York shooting that occurred back in September.
Police say they want to speak with David Yaz about the shooting that injured a 51-year-old woman.
As News 12 reported, the victim was sitting on a bench in front of an apartment building at Wortman Avenue and Vermont Street, when she was shot in the ankle and chest.
She was treated at a nearby hospital and released. 
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