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Man shot in front of woman pushing baby in stroller

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Updated  July 28, 2021 11:20am EDT
Boerum Hill
FOX 5 NY

Man opens fire as woman pushes baby in stroller

Police say a man opened fire on a Brooklyn street as a woman was pushing a baby in a stroller down the sidewalk.

NEW YORK - A man opened fire on a Brooklyn street, hitting a man as a woman was walking nearby with a baby in a stroller.

The NYPD says it happened just before 9 a.m. in front of 130 Wyckoff Street in Boerum Hill.

A masked man started shooting, hitting a 53-year-old man in the right foot.  The gunman, another man, and the victim started running in opposite directions as the woman turned away with the baby.

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The shooting victim was treated at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.  His condition was unknown.

The woman and baby were not hurt in the shooting.

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The NYPD released a video of the shocking scene in hopes that someone could identify the gunman.  He was described as a dark-skinned male with a black balaclava and all-black clothing.  A reward was being offered in the case.