One Arrested, One Still At Large After Police-Involved Shooting In Flatbush
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- One man has been arrested and another is still at large after a police-involved shooting in Flatbush Friday.
Corey Prescod, 26, of Brooklyn, has been charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, petit larceny and auto stripping.
Police continue to search for Arthur Whaley who has a possible gunshot wound to his arm.
He is described as being a 25 year old black male, 5'8" and 150 pounds with tattoos on his arms.
Plainclothes 70th Precinct officers were in unmarked cars at East 19th Street in Flatbush early Friday morning, looking specifically for a group of thieves who have been stealing the tires off of cars.
The suspects managed to get one tire off of a red Honda Fit. They removed the lug nuts off of two more tires and had a cinderblock ready to prop the car up on.
As police approached the men they fled in a white Subaru.
As the men came back to retrieve their tools, they tried to take off a second time, police blocked them in with an unmarked police car.
One suspect was arrested but another refused to stay in the car, police said. Once outside of the car, the suspect pulled out a knife and threatened a sergeant, police said.
The sergeant told him to drop the knife but he didn't, police said.
The sergeant fired a shot at the suspect and wounded him, but he still managed to take off running.
