Video Shows Gunman Shooting at Small Girl in Broad Daylight

Zachary Stieber
By Zachary Stieber
February 28, 2019New York
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Newly released video footage shows a man shooting at a small girl and other people on a sidewalk in New York City in broad daylight.

The footage was recorded on Gerard Avenue in the Bronx borough of the city on Feb. 22 around 2 p.m.

The gunman is wanted for reckless endangerment, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD).

The footage shows a small girl with a backpack walking down the sidewalk before the man approaches and fires in her direction as she takes off running.

Other people on the sidewalk scatter as the man fires multiple shots.

It’s not clear from the video who or what the man was trying to shoot but police said he was targeting a 19-year-old man, reported Fox 5.

Anyone with information was asked to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at 800-577-8477 (English) or 888-577-4782 (Spanish) or through www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.

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The gunman’s face can be seen clearly in the footage released by the NYPD. (NYPD)

Suspects Arrested After News Crew Robbed

A news crew covering a teacher’s strike in California over the weekend was robbed by two people.

KPIX-TV reporter Joe Vazquez and photographer John Anglin were at the Oakland Library on Feb. 24, conducting interviews when a car pulled up and two people got out, one holding a gun. The people told Vazquez and Anglin to give them their car.

The news crew gave up their equipment. Then one of the robbers exchanged fire with security guard Matt Meredith, wounding Meredith in the leg.

“John abandoned the camera, took cover inside the news van where I was and told me to get down,” Joe Vazquez wrote on Twitter. “We heard a flurry of loud gunshots. Very close! More shots, I saw a guy drag the camera away and saw our guard Matt was hit. Quickly called 9-1-1.”

Vasquez posted video footage from the scene showing paramedics treating Meredith and said the wounds weren’t life-threatening. Meredith is a retired Berkeley police officer who was serving as a guard for the news crew.

Alameda County Sheriff spokesman Sgt. Ray Kelly told CBS that one of the suspects was arrested about an hour after the robbery.

The 21-year-old, who has not been publicly identified, walked into Highland Hospital seeking treatment for several gunshot wounds.

Deputies detained the man and he was arrested by Oakland police officers in connection with the shooting.

About two hours later, Oakland Police Department officers spotted a Lexus believed to be involved in the shooting, leading to the driver crashing. The driver was arrested.

Surveillance footage showed the sedan traveling at a high speed and weaving through traffic before slamming into parked cars.

Oakland Police spokeswoman Johanna Watson said that officers recovered the stolen camera. On Monday, KPIX said in an update that Meredith is recovering in the hospital.

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