Woman critical after being shot in the shoulder outside bodega in Morrisania, The Bronx
MORRISANIA, Bronx (WABC) -- Police are investigating after a woman was shot outside a bodega in the Bronx on Thursday.
The shooting happened in front of 1397 Franklin Ave., in the Morrisania section shortly before 4 p.m.
The victim, a 35-year-old woman, was sitting with a group of friends at the corner on folding chairs. She was sitting on a milk crate.
Eyewitness News obtained surveillance video that captured the frantic moments when gunfire rang out.
It's hard to tell from the video where the gunshots came from, but you can see a man in the street duck behind a parked car, and everyone else scrambling for cover.
"It sounded like fire, like the boom going off. That's all," said resident Veronica Clarke. "I'm shocked that this happened right before the end of the summer."
Police say the 35-year-old victim was shot once in the shoulder.
Witnesses say after being struck; the woman was lying unconscious.
"Everybody just started running and that's when I saw her fall on the floor," witness Marina Lopez said.
The victim's friends tried to revive her, but she was unresponsive.
She was taken to St. Barnabas in critical condition.
Residents say this is the second time gunfire erupted on this corner in less than a week.
One woman who spoke to Eyewitness News reporter CeFaan Kim says the man who fired shots over the weekend at the same corner, is the same man who opened fire on Thursday.
She says on Sunday there was an argument about money, and that the woman shot Thursday was not his intended target.
"I saw him. I was sitting right there. I saw him," she said. "He said he's going to come back again. So, that's why he came back again and he started shooting."
Authorities describe the suspect as a male, wearing red shorts and a black ski mask.
No further details have been provided, and the investigation is ongoing.
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