Newsman: New York City police said, a 24-year-old man was shot next to two children on a Bronx sidewalk on Thursday. The victim was shot in the back and both his legs, according to the NYPD.
The two children were not shot and the victim is in stable condition. Police are looking for two individuals in connection with this brazen daytime assault.
The two children, a 10-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy, were not shot and were not brought to the hospital, according to NYPD Detective Arlene Muniz.
In surveillance video released by the NYPD, the victim can be seen running down a sidewalk before crashing into the two children and falling to the ground. Other people on the sidewalk are seen running away and into nearby buildings.
Police said the gunman got on the scooter operated by a second individual and they fled the scene.
One of the individuals shot the man before fleeing on a scooter operated by the second individual, according to the New York Police Department. The second individual was seen wearing a white baseball cap, red shirt and dark-colored shorts, the NYPD said.
The victim was brought to an area hospital and is now in stable condition, the NYPD said.
The victim and the two children struggle to get up as the gunman, dressed in black clothing and wearing a black facial covering, runs up to them and fires several shots at the victim before running away. Enter your email to sign up for the CNN Ten newsletter.
More than 9,100 people have died from gun violence and there have been more than 280 mass shootings in the US in 2021, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
