Police released a photo of a gunman wanted for shooting a 10-year-old boy and another man in Coney Island, cops said.
The child and a 25-year-old man were both walking in front of 2321 Mermaid Ave. at approximately 7 p.m. Saturday when the gunman opened fire, cops said.
“I heard the shots and rushed out,” says Abdulla Mohsen, 61, owner of the deli at West 24th Street and Mermaid Avenue, near the site of the shootings.
“I heard the little kid crying; he was shot in the knee. The man was shot in the arm,” Mohsen said.
The 10-year-old was shot in the right knee and the 25-year-old was shot in the abdomen, cops said.
Police do not know the gunman’s motive.
The victims, who didn’t know each other, were taken to Lutheran Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, cops added.
“They need more [police] bodies on the street,” noted neighbor Evelyn Rivera, 45.
The suspect was wearing a yellow T-shirt, yellow shorts, white sneakers, and a multi-colored hat, police said.