Crime & Safety
2 People Injured In Daytime Shooting On Lower East Side: NYPD
Police are searching for two male suspects in connection with the shooting.
NEW YORK CITY — Two people were shot on the Lower East Side Tuesday afternoon, police said.
The incident on East Broadway and Clinton Street around 2:30 p.m.
Officers found a 63-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her foot and a 21-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his leg.
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The woman was reportedly an innocent bystander while the man was allegedly the intended target of the shooting, police said.
Both victims were taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment.
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Police are searching for two male suspects in connection with the shooting. No arrests have been made yet.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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