It happened just after midnight on 24th Street in Long Island City.
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Authorities say the victim was struck in the neck and was rushed to New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell in stable condition.
He is expected to survive.
According sources, the suspect met the victim to buy a PlayStation video gaming system.
The purchase went bad, and the victim was robbed of his cell phone and then shot.
No arrests have been made.
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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