Search on for gunman after 5 shot in Bronx, including children

Thursday, November 28, 2019
MELROSE, Bronx (WABC) -- Police have released a photo of the men they are looking for in connection to a shooting that injured five people - including two children.

A gunman opened fire Wednesday evening on East 153rd Street and Courtlandt Avenue.
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Surveillance video shows him following his intended target and then opening fire as crowds ran away in a panic.

A 36-year-old mother and her 10-year-old son were hit by the bullets, as were a 14-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman. All four live near the shooting scene and ran into a nearby liquor store to escape the chaos.

They were rushed to the hospital in stable condition and their injuries were not life-threatening.

Detectives believe a 20-year-old man, struck in the buttocks by gunfire, was probably the intended target.



The gunman likely fired at least a dozen shots before fleeing down the street and over fences.
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The NYPD says the men in the photo were spotted with the gunman before the shooting and they would like to talk to them.

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