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NYPD DAILY BLOTTER

- Matt McNulty, Dana Sauchelli and Antonio Antenucci

Brooklyn

Two people were shot in the stomach while walking in BedfordStu­yvesant, authoritie­s said.

An 18yearold man and a 37yearold woman were shot in front of 1492 Fulton St. just before 6 p. m. Sunday, police said.

The woman was taken to Interfaith Hospital and the man to Kings County Hospital. Both were treated for nonlifethr­eatening injuries, authoritie­s said.

Cops are investigat­ing whether the two victims were targets or innocent bystanders.

The Bronx

A Bronx man was arrested for a 2012 murder after a witness to the killing was busted for jumping a turnstile and gave cops new informatio­n on the case, police sources said.

Raheem Simon, 25, was apprehende­d in the fatal Foxhurst shooting of Jared Jones, 23, in front of 928 Intervale Ave. in February 2012, police said.

Police sources said Jones, who was shot in the head and torso, was an innocent bystander.

Simon was finally arrested and charged with Jones’ murder after a friend of Simon’s who said he witnessed the shooting was arrested last week for farebeatin­g, according to police sources.

Sources said the turnstile jumper offered new informatio­n on the case, and cops were able to identify and arrest Simon on Sunday.

Simon was charged with murder, assault with a weapon, criminal possession of a loaded firearm, criminal use of a firearm, and harassment, according to police.

Police are looking for two men who robbed a livery cab driver at gunpoint in Bedford Park.

The driver picked up the passengers Sunday on University Avenue near West 192nd Street at about 5 a. m. and took them to Heath Avenue near West 193rd Street, cops said.

When the car pulled up, the thugs whipped out a black handgun and pointed it at the driver, police sources said.

The driver handed over cash and his cellphone and the muggers hopped out of the car and took off down Heath Avenue and into the Bailey Houses, cops said.

The driver was unharmed in the stickup, cops said.

The suspects ( above) were caught on surveillan­ce video inside the cab.

Both suspects are believed to be approximat­ely 25 years old.

A 37yearold man was mugged in his Fordham apartment building, cops said.

The victim was followed into the building near East 188th Street by one of the robbers on March 30 at about 9: 45 a. m. while the other acted as a lookout, police said.

The mugger pushed the victim to the ground and then snatched his iPad from his hand, cops said.

The suspects ( one of whom is pictured above) then took off east on East 188th Street, police said.

Both suspects are believed to be between 16 and 19 years old and were wearing hoodies.

A man’s corpse was found with its head slashed inside a University Heights apartment Monday, police said.

The 55yearold victim was discovered in a bedroom at 2275 Morris Ave. shortly after 12: 30 p. m., according to cops.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and his identity was being withheld pending family notificati­on, police said.

Cops are investigat­ing the death due to the cut found on the man’s head, police sources added.

Manhattan

Cops released photos of a man wanted for breaking into an Upper East Side restaurant and making off with goods and cash, police said.

The suspect ( pictured) entered the Green Café on Lexington Ave. between East 88th and 89th streets by breaking through a basement vent and crawling into an office inside the restaurant, according to cops.

Police said the man is bald with eyeglasses.

Staten Island

A 15yearold girl was shot in the face as she walked with a friend along a Port Richmond street, cops said.

The teen was with a male friend Sunday on Henderson Avenue near Broadway at approximat­ely 10: 40 p. m. when a gunman approached and opened fire, striking her in the cheek, cops said.

She was rushed to Richmond University Medical Center and was in stable condition, according to police.

The suspect was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and red shorts. It was unclear if the teen was the intended target.

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