Man Shot In Attempted Robbery Of His Jamaica Home: NYPD

JAMAICA, QUEENS -- The NYPD is looking for three men in connection with a botched robbery that left one man with a bullet in his leg, police told Patch.

The 50-year-old man and his 12-year-old son were at their Jamaica home on 197 Street on Sunday, Nov. 19, when one of the suspects, holding a package, rang the doorbell at around 2:40 p.m., police said. When the son opened the front door, the suspect told him he had a package and attempted to charge inside the home as his father approached the door, an NYPD spokesman said.

The man instead pushed the suspect out of his home and onto the sidewalk, where two more men were hiding behind a fence. The suspect and one of the other men in hiding both pulled out firearms and shot at the man, who was struck once in his thigh, police said.

The three suspects piled into a blue car and fled south along 197 Street, according to security camera footage captured of the scene. Police said the man shot was sent to Jamaica Hospital for his injuries and has since been released.

The man told officers he'd never met the three suspects who tried to invade his home, leading police to believe the incident had been a failed robbery attempt. The investigation is ongoing.

Police have released security camera photos of the three men involved in the attack. The first suspect, estimated to be in his early 20s, was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket, black sweatpants and white striped sneakers. The second suspect, shown on security footage wearing a bandana over his face, was last seen wearing a dark grey hoodie and light grey pants. The third suspect was last seen wearing a red and black hoodie with "NIKE" splayed across the front and light grey sweatpants, police said.

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

Lead photo via NYPD.