Wild video reveals a gaggle of kids brawling close to Occasions Sq. simply moments earlier than one among them allegedly pulled a gun and shot a avenue vendor Wednesday.
The armed thugs had been caught on digicam chasing down an unidentified man close to a meals cart at Seventh Avenue and West forty seventh Road after a 5 a.m. dispute, witnesses and police sources stated.
The clip captured a person, who gave the impression to be armed with a small knife, operating away from the group as punches flew.
The screaming children gave the impression to be making an attempt to retrieve a backpack from the person, the footage reveals.
At one level, the person was filmed flinging the bag onto the road earlier than he walked off within the course of a meals cart.
A witness, @PokeAndProdcast, claimed 4 to 5 gunshots had been fired simply moments after he stopped recording.
A 29-year-old meals vendor ended up taking a bullet to his proper arm, legislation enforcement sources stated.
It wasn’t instantly clear if the road vendor was the knife-wielding man filmed fleeing from the group.
The capturing erupted after a dispute, the sources stated.
The injured man was taken to Bellevue Hospital in secure situation, cops stated.
No arrests had been made as of Wednesday morning.
