one killed, 3 hurt after gunman on scooter opens fire in Richmond Hill and Cypress Hills

A gunman riding a scooter opened fire in Richmond Hill and East New York on Saturday morning, killing one man and injuring four others, firing seemingly at random, police said.

A male suspect was taken into custody by the police around noon, the authorities said, adding that they had recovered a 9mm handgun with an extended clip, police sources said.

The shooting spree began at Ashford Street and Arlington Avenue around 11:12 am in Cypress Hills. A 21-year-old man was walking when he was shot once in the chest. He was transported to Brookdale Hospital with serious, non life threatening injures, police said.

Then around 11:30am an 86-year-old man was walking on Jamaica Avenue near 108th Street when he was shot multiple times in the back. He was transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and pronounced dead, police said.