WATCH: Perp Shoots Man's Leg Outside Long Island City Apartments

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS -- Police are searching for the perp who shot a man in the leg during an argument outside a Long Island City apartment complex Tuesday.

The 24-year-old man was standing outside the Luna Apartments on Crescent Street near 42nd Road at about 4:30 p.m. when he got into an argument with a man walking along the sidewalk, cops said.

The passerby then pulled a gun on the man in the left thigh, authorities said. He is seen on surveillance footage firing twice before running away.

The man was rushed to Elmhurst General Hospital, where he's currently in stable condition.

Police described the suspect as a man in his mid-twenties with a medium complexion, a medium build and black hair. He was last seen wearing a black backpack and a tan baseball hat, shirt and cargo pants.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Lead photo via Google Maps/November 2017