Suspect released in Canarsie rape
Police say they have released a suspect in the rape of a 19-year-old Sunday in Canarsie after witnesses did not pick him out of a lineup. An unidentified black man in his 20s allegedly forced the teen
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Sep 2, 2015, 6:40 AM
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Updated 3,403 days ago
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Police say they have released a suspect in the rape of a 19-year-old Sunday in Canarsie after witnesses did not pick him out of a lineup.
An unidentified black man in his 20s allegedly forced the teen into an alley on Rockaway Parkway at gunpoint before sexually assaulting her, according to officials.
The suspect was wearing a white tank top and blue Hawaiian shorts.
Surveillance video from a nearby store appears to show a man matching the police description of the suspect walking in the neighborhood moments before the attack.
A police source tells News 12 that the person of interest is a Canarsie resident. Community activists have called for increased police presence in the neighborhood to deter crime.
Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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