QUEENS, NY — Police are searching for the man seen on video shooting a 16-year-old teen outside of a 99-cent store in Queens on Sunday.
Police released video of the shooting Monday that happened at Merrick Boulevard near 111th Avenue in Jamaica, at about 2:20pm on Sunday afternoon.
Footage shows the 16-year-old boy desperately trying to evade his assailant, darting around a brick column before the gunman eventually opens fire at close range.
The victim was shot in the leg and was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition, police said.
What led to the shooting remains unknown.
Anyone with information is asked to call NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).