Queens car owner shoots repo man as he tries to tow Nissan and BMW

Police are hunting for a antheral accused of shooting a repossession institution idiosyncratic portion helium was trying to hook a car up to his tow motortruck extracurricular a location successful Queens.

The 38-year-old unfortunate arrived astatine a location connected 128th Ave. successful Springfield Gardens astir 10:30 Friday greeting and was trying to repossess 2 cars parked outside, erstwhile the fishy abruptly changeable astatine him, hitting him successful the near ankle, constabulary said.

“He had pulled up and backed in” to the driveway, said Barry Smith, 57, a carpenter who was moving crossed the thoroughfare astatine the time. “I didn’t perceive shots, but the feline was crying out, ‘I got shot! I got shot!’ I heard him crying,” Smith said, describing the scene.

“When the cops pulled them retired of there, helium cried, ‘Don’t interaction maine there!’ He was holding his near leg. The cops dragged him retired and enactment him successful the backmost of his tow truck. But past they realized helium wasn’t the problem,” Smith said.

The country wherever a repo antheral was trying to hookup a 4 doorway Altima and bluish BMW to his tow motortruck and was changeable successful the ankle by idiosyncratic wrong 147-52 128 Ave successful Queens connected Jan. 17, 2024. (Kerry Burke/NYDN)

Police sent a drone done the beforehand doorway of the home, but the fishy had already gotten away, Smith said.

“I heard the cops saying that the feline got retired the backmost way,”  helium said. “They sent a drone successful done the beforehand door…but helium was agelong gone retired the back. It was crazy.”

Yolonda Sheppard, who lives successful the location adjacent door, told the Daily News she believes the idiosyncratic staying determination was a squatter.

“It’s a trap house,” she said, utilizing a slang word for a spot wherever amerciable enactment occurs. “They aren’t expected to beryllium there.”

Sheppard said the fishy lived successful the location with a pistillate and a child, positive galore different people.

“It’s a antheral and a pistillate and a child, and past helium sublets to a full clump of people,” she said. “All of them are his cars. He loves his cars. It’s similar a parking lot.”

The unfortunate was attempting to repossess a achromatic Nissan Ultima and a BMW, according to police. Three white, dollar van-style busses were besides parked astir the location connected Friday evening.

“[The shooter] menaced maine with a stick,” Sheppard said. “I anticipation they drawback him. I anticipation they get him and fastener him up. He’s a menace to society. He’s not bully people.”

Medics transported the unfortunate to Jamaica Hospital successful unchangeable condition, cops said.

Police are inactive searching for the suspect. The probe is ongoing.