Brooklyn detectives are hunting for a late-night bicyclist who, police say, pulled a gun and fired two rounds into the air on East 92nd Street before pedaling off into the dark.
According to police, the incident happened on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at about 1:16 a.m. in front of 1336 East 92 Street. The case resurfaced publicly on July 4, when the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers unit pushed out a wanted bulletin that labels the incident “reckless endangerment” and asks anyone with video or information to step up.
What the bulletin says
According to NYPD Crime Stoppers, the unidentified person “displayed and discharged a firearm two times in the air” outside 1336 East 92 Street, then took off on a bicycle in an unknown direction. The bulletin lists no arrests, no injuries, and no confirmed identity, and it urges anyone who might recognize the rider or have footage from the area to contact investigators.
How to tip
Per the NYPD Crime Stoppers website, tips can be given anonymously in three ways: by calling 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), by texting CRIMES to 274637, or by submitting a tip online. Information that leads to an arrest and indictment may qualify for a cash reward that is administered by the New York City Police Foundation.
City context
The bulletin lands at a time when the NYPD is touting historically low numbers of shooting incidents and shooting victims for the first five months of 2026, based on the department’s CompStat data. Police officials have pointed to those record lows while also acknowledging that isolated gun cases like this one still flare up across the city.
Recent Crime Stoppers alerts have featured other suspects who allegedly used bicycles as getaway vehicles, a pattern that local reporting has also flagged in other boroughs, including a Bronx bike gun case.
Legal note
Crime Stoppers labels the East 92nd Street case “wanted for reckless endangerment,” language that tracks with New York’s penal code. Under state law, reckless endangerment in the second degree, defined as recklessly creating a substantial risk of serious physical injury, is a Class A misdemeanor under New York Penal Law as published by the New York State Senate. More serious conduct can be charged as first degree reckless endangerment, a higher-level felony offense, under the version of the statute available on Justia.
What investigators want
Detectives are asking anyone who was in the area around the time of the incident, or who has surveillance or phone video, to come forward. Tipsters can call the anonymous Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS, or in Spanish at 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), or submit information online. Calls and online tips are confidential, and information that leads to an arrest and indictment may be eligible for a reward of up to $3,500.
