Crime & Safety

VIDEO: Dad Shot In Front Of 3-Year-Old Daughter In The Bronx

The video shows the man grab his daughter and try to run.

THE BRONX, NY – A man was shot in front of his horrified 3-year-old daughter as the pair walked on a Bronx street in broad daylight, police said.

Videos show three attackers pull guns on the man, 30, as he walked in front of 2218 University Ave. in University Heights at 2:10 p.m. on Sept. 17. The dad grabs his daughter and tries to run, but the attackers catch him, yank the girl from his hands and shoot him, the video shows.

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The man received a bullet wound in his right leg and was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition, police said. The child was not hurt.

The three attackers ran south on University Avenue. Police said two of them wore black hooded tops, dark pants and dark sneakers, police said. The third wore a red and blue hooded sweater, light pants and white sneakers.

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

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