NEW YORK - A disturbing video released by the NYPD shows a man being shot multiple times as a girl attempts to shield a young child on the ground next to the victim.The shooting took place at about 6:45 p.m.
Thursday on Sheridan Ave. in the Claremont neighborhood in the Bronx.The video shows the 24-year-old victim running and then tripping over the two children.Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app!The gunman runs up and starts shooting, hitting the man in the back.
The victim attempts to climb off of the children as the gunman runs up and starts shooting him in the legs.The NYPD says the shooter jumped onto a scooter being driven by another man and then sped off from the scene.MAN ESCAPES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN BROOKLYNTh.