NYPD launches manhunt for sweater-swapping goons who shot up NYC playground
The NYPD is searching for two suspects involved in a shooting at a Bronx playground. The incident occurred when one of the suspects fired several rounds at a group of people, who fortunately were not hit. The shooters were captured on surveillance video swapping sweaters as they fled the scene.
- ▪The shooting took place at Bathgate Playground in the Bronx shortly after 5 p.m.
- ▪One suspect fired several rounds before both fled in a dark-colored sedan.
- ▪The NYPD is seeking information from the public regarding the suspects.
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Metro NYPD launches manhunt for sweater-swapping goons who shot up NYC playground By Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Published May 24, 2026, 7:03 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The NYPD is looking for a pair of gun-toting thugs who riddled a Bronx playground with bullets and took off in a getaway car — with the two caught swapping sweaters on police surveillance video. The shooters approached a group of people at the Bathgate Playground shortly after 5 p.m., with one of the goons pulling out a gun and firing “several rounds” before running off, police said Sunday. Cops said the bullets miraculously missed the people in the park, but said the suspects are now wanted on reckless endangerment charges.
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