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.
????Seen Him around? Help get him apprehended. He’s WANTED for Reckless Endangerment on 2/22/19 @ 2P.M. In front of 1155 Gerard Avenue @theBRONX @44PCT Recognize him? ☎️Call 1-800-577-TIPS or DM us with the info! You may receive up to a $2,500 REWARD????and calls are anonymous!@NY1 pic.twitter.com/u1XFYF54w8
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) February 28, 2019
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.
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.
Thank you, friends, for your well wishes. Our guard was shot today in Oakland while we were on assignment covering the Oakland teachers strike. We believe his wounds are not life threatening, thank God. Photographer John Anglin was robbed at gunpoint. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/TP225CUJNQ
— Joe Vazquez (@joenewsman) February 25, 2019
John abandoned the camera, took cover inside the news van where I was and told me to get down. 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. pic.twitter.com/spinXPTiAC
— Joe Vazquez (@joenewsman) February 25, 2019
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.