NYC man shot on sidewalk, crime captured on video

A 35-year-old man was shot throughout a gunpoint theft in Manhattan early Sunday morning, based on a shocking video released by the NYPD.

The sufferer was attacked by a gun-wielding thief who ran up from behind him as he was strolling alongside East thirtieth Road close to Third Avenue in Kips Bay at about 2:15 a.m., based on police.

The surveillance footage reveals the horrified sufferer desperately backing away because the suspect calls for his watch and necklace.

Police mentioned when the person complied, the criminal opened fireplace, hanging the sufferer within the thigh.

The person could be seen frantically tossing his jewellery onto the sidewalk earlier than escaping into the road between parked automobiles.

The suspect fled on foot down the road and was nonetheless being sought early Monday morning, police mentioned.

The sufferer was taken to Bellevue Hospital and is anticipated to outlive.