Queens, NY – A 24-year-old man was shot early Monday morning after a heated argument outside a storefront on Lefferts Boulevard erupted in gunfire, leaving him hospitalized and a gunman on the run.
The incident unfolded around 4:17 a.m. in front of 97-18 Lefferts Boulevard, where the victim was approached by an unidentified man who engaged him in a verbal dispute. The confrontation escalated when the suspect pulled out a firearm and fired, striking the victim in the right thigh.
Emergency crews responded and rushed the wounded man to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.
The shooter fled the scene in a black four-door sedan heading northbound on Lefferts Boulevard. He is described as a male with a dark complexion, last seen wearing a black baseball cap, black hooded sweatshirt, black t-shirt, black shorts, black sandals, and white socks.
The case remains under investigation as police search for the gunman who vanished into the night.
The hunt for the suspect is still underway.