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NYPD gun investigation leads to high-speed chase in

Lower Manhattan, injuring bicyclist
By Kerry Burke and Janon Fisher
New York Daily News • Published: Aug 15, 2023 at 10:39 pm

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A bicyclist was struck in front of 144 Houston Street at MacDougal Street, by a vehicle fleeing police on Tuesday, August 15,
2023. (Sam Costanza/for New York Daily News)

A high-speed NYPD pursuit of a pair of illegal gun suspects on Tuesday night in

Manhattan landed both men in handcuffs and a female bicyclist in the hospital,
sources said.

Detectives investigating illegal firearms in the Lower East Side spotted two of their
targets in a late-model Mercedes at Avenue D and Third St. just before 7 p.m. and
attempted to detain them.

The driver and his passenger took off westbound on Houston St. Early in the chase, the
passenger bailed out of the fleeing vehicle and was apprehended by police, according to
a source.

The man has 21 prior arrests, including a gun charge, and was wearing an ankle
monitor at the time of the latest bust, a police source told the Daily News. Cops also
believe that he is a gang member.
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A fleeing vehicle was secured where it turned northbound onto southbound MacDougal Street. A bicyclist was struck in front
of 144 Houston Street at MacDougal Street by the vehicle fleeing police on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. (Sam Costanza/for New 1h
York Daily News)

The driver sped off with the police trailing.

The suspect clipped a 54-year-old woman riding her bike near Sullivan and Houston
Sts., a source said, critically injuring her. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital , where
she’s expected to recover.

“The guy was being chased by the cops down Houston and he hit the curb and the
bicyclist to get away,” witness Rody Biggert told The News. “You could hear the crunch.
She was on the ground. She had some blood. She was hurt. It happened really fast. It

was chaos.”

The fleeing suspect took a right at MacDougal St. and sped northbound on the
southbound one-way street until NYPD cars blocked his path, causing him to leap out
of the car and make his escape on foot, a source said.

“They blocked him right away,” Biggert said. “He got out to run and they Tased him.
He got halfway down the block and they got him.”

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Officers ran after the suspect and brought him down with an electric stun gun before
taking him into custody.

The police chase disrupted the peace of a cool summer evening in the West Village.

“We saw him running and heard two big bangs,” local resident Diane Reid said. “It was
the Taser — it didn’t sound like a gun. It’s a day in the life of New York.”

Pickleball player Bradley Humane caught the end of the chase as he made his way to
the courts in the West Village. He praised the police for their capture.

“It was a solid effort,” he said. “They did a great job.”

Crime scene investigators taped off W. Houston St. from Sullivan to MacDougal and
parts of the busy avenue up to Bleecker St.

Police said the investigation is ongoing.

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