VIDEO: Police searching for man who shot stranger in thigh during argument in the Bronx

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who shot a stranger in the thigh during an argument outside a Bronx apartment building.

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The victim, a 22-year-old man, was standing on Manida Street near Randall Avenue in Hunts Point on Sept. 19 just after 11 a.m. when he started arguing with an unidentified man, according to authorities.

They two started arguing, when the attacker took out a gun and shot him in the left thigh before fleeing on foot, officials said.

Emergency responders brought the victim to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in stable condition.

Police are asking anyone with information on the attack to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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