NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police are searching for a man who pistol-whipped then shot a teen boy during an argument on a Bronx street over the weekend, authorities said.
Just after 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24, the suspect approached a 15-year-old boy and engaged him in a verbal dispute in the rear of 755 Rhinelander Ave. in Little Yemen, officials said
As the disputed escalated, the suspect displayed a firearm, pistol whipped him, and discharged a round at the victim striking him in the groin.
The individual fled eastbound on Rhinelander Ave.
EMS transported the victim to Jacobi Pediatrics in stable condition.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
