Video: Gunman opens fire into beauty salon on Staten Island
NEW YORK - Police are searching for two people in connection with the shooting of a teenage girl and a woman while they were inside a hair salon on Staten Island on Wednesday.
The victims were at the Bousso African Hair Braiding salon at 63 Victory Boulevard at about 3:52 p.m. when a man on the sidewalk opened fire through the storefront, police said.
The NYPD released dramatic video from a security camera showing two men standing outside the salon and then one of them firing a handgun into the store, shattering the glass. The video shows people inside the salon ducking for cover and then the men running away.
A 17-year-old female was grazed in the head and a 35-year-old woman was shot twice in the backside.
The victims were taken to Richmond Univesity Medical Center in stable condition.
The gunman and the other man ran northbound on Victory Boulevard. The video shows the men wearing face masks and dark clothing.
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