NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police are searching for a gunman who they believe used a car stolen in Manhattan during a Bronx drive-by shooting Tuesday.
The incident happened at about 11:25 a.m. at the intersection of East 183rd Street and Crotona Avenue in Belmont, officials said.
Authorities said a 20-year-old man was walking westbound on East 183rd Street and had just crossed Crotona Avenue when the suspects, who were inside of a grey 2018 Honda Accord stopped.
One of the suspects inside the vehicle discharged two rounds from a handgun, striking the victim one time in his left leg, the NYPD said.
The vehicle, with the New York registration #KSE-3564 fled southbound on Crotona Avenue, police said.
The victim was transported by EMS to St. Luke’s Hospital in stable condition.
The ongoing investigation revealed that hours earlier—around 1 a.m. Tuesday—a 25-year-old man reported the vehicle stolen from in front of 570 8th Avenue, in Midtown.
The 25-year-old man left the vehicle running and unattended in order to pick up food and returned to discover that it had been taken without his permission or authority, officials said.
Police on Wednesday released video footage where the victim is seen wearing blue, and walking with a woman.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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