22-year-old man hospitalized after being shot inside Bronx barber shop

2 suspects flee after firing at victim from point blank range

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Sunday, October 24, 2021

22-year-old hospitalized after being shot inside NYC barber shop

Surveillance video captured two gunmen walk into a barber shop in the Bronx and fire on a 22-year-old man at point blank range.

NORWOOD, Bronx (WABC) -- Wild video captured a shooting inside a barber shop in the Bronx that left one man injured.

According to police, the incident took place around 6:45 p.m. on Friday at a barber shop located at 250 East Gun Hill Road in Norwood.

Surveillance video captured two gunmen walk into the barber shop and fire on a 22-year-old man at point blank range.

The victim was shot in the stomach and leg before the suspects fled on foot headed northbound towards Kings College Place.

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The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and is listed in stable condition.

Police describe the suspects caught on surveillance as the following:

Suspect #1: Male with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a black balaclava, white t-shirt, a black long sleeve shirt, dark colored pants and white sneakers.

Suspect #2: Male with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans and white sneakers.

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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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