Police call East New York shooting 'gang-related'

Police say they know who shot a man Saturday morning near the Penn Wortman Houses on Vermont Avenue and that it is gang-related. According to police, 25-year-old Isiah Chapman was found on the sidewalk

News 12 Staff

May 19, 2012, 10:25 PM

Updated 4,358 days ago

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Police call East New York shooting 'gang-related'
Police say they know who shot a man Saturday morning near the Penn Wortman Houses on Vermont Avenue and that it is gang-related.
According to police, 25-year-old Isiah Chapman was found on the sidewalk with several gunshot wounds in the back.
Officials say Chapman does have a history of prior arrest. Sources tell News 12 Brooklyn that the suspect is a 39-year-old man, but they would not release his name.
Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.


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