FORT GREENE, Brooklyn (PIX11) \u2014 A livery cab driver was shot in the face after dropping off a passenger at a Brooklyn home early Friday morning, according to sources.<\/p>\n
The 50-year-old man was found conscious and alert in his car at 99 North Portland Ave. in Fort Greene shortly after 4 a.m., police said.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Get ongoing crime and safety coverage on our homepage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Sources said the victim was driving a female passenger home when he got into an accident with a sprinter ride-for-hire van, which caused the collision.<\/p>\n The passenger then called her brother and told him about the accident. The woman’s brother and mother then came outside and started arguing with the van driver, sources said.<\/p>\n Then an unknown person knocked on the livery cab driver’s window and shot him in the face, according to law enforcement sources.<\/p>\n The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he was expected to survive.<\/p>\n Sources said the suspect was not involved in the accident or the argument outside North Portland Avenue.<\/p>\n Authorities said they’re looking for a man last seen wearing a black shirt and gray shorts in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting\u00a0crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).<\/p>\n Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n